Common in Kansai and western Japan for chicken as food; in standard Japanese 鶏肉 (とりにく) is more common. Often used in dish names like かしわ飯.
See also: 鶏肉 (とりにく)
Let's have chicken sukiyaki tonight.
reddish-brown chicken
Refers to a breed or variety of chicken with reddish-brown feathers, not the meat. Rarely used in modern everyday conversation.
The chicken tempura at this shop is exquisite.
The 黄鶏 (かしわ) is a breed of chicken that has been raised in Japan since ancient times.
Rare kanji spelling; this form but marks the word is listed as usually written in kana.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 黄鶏 literally means 'yellow chicken', possibly referring to the feather color of a traditional breed.