Japanese Conversation · Level 19
90 words
Japanese word
チキン
Pronunciation
Romajichikin
Meaning
- nounchicken
Example
この店のチキンはおいしいです。ko no mise no chi ki n wa o i shi i de su
The chicken at this restaurant is delicious.
More examples
夕食にチキンを注文しました。yū shoku ni chi ki n o chū mon shi ma shi ta
I ordered chicken for dinner.
Core concept
Centers on the chicken as a bird or food and extends figuratively to a person viewed as lacking courage.
Common phrases
チキンを食べるchi ki n o ta be ru
eat chicken
チキンを注文するchi ki n o chū mon su ru
order chicken
Similar words
鶏肉toriniku: Meat from a chicken, referred to by its standard Japanese name.
Definition in Japanese
食用にする鶏の肉。shoku yō ni su ru niwatori no niku
Word origin
チキン (chikin) is a Japanese loanword from English chicken, which refers to the bird or its meat.
Usage tips
- In the English title Chicken Little, chicken refers literally to a young chicken, so the word describes the character rather than a person's courage.
Other meanings
- cowardnoun