noun
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)
今夜はかしわのすき焼きにしよう。
Let's have chicken sukiyaki tonight.
この店のかしわ天は絶品だ。
The chicken tempura at this shop is exquisite.
noun
reddish-brown chicken
Refers to a breed or variety of chicken with reddish-brown feathers, not the meat. Rarely used in modern everyday conversation.
黄鶏は古くから日本で飼われてきた鶏の品種の一つだ。
The 黄鶏 (かしわ) is a breed of chicken that has been raised in Japan since ancient times.
Standard Japanese word for chicken meat, used nationwide. かしわ is a dialectal synonym common in western Japan.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 黄鶏 literally means 'yellow chicken', possibly referring to the feather color of a traditional breed.