鶏肉・鳥肉|とりにくtoriniku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounchicken meat
   鶏肉けいにくを３ポンド分ぶんください。↗

   I'd like three pounds of chicken.

   この鶏肉けいにくはよく揚あげられている。↗

   This chicken is fried well.
2. nounfowl; poultry; bird meat

• SynonymチキンNeutralLoanword for chicken, mostly in Western-style dishes and on menus, as in 「チキンカレー」; can also casually mean a coward.
• Related鳥とりNeutralThe same word as above. Written 「鶏」 it means chicken specifically; 「鳥」 and 「禽」 can mean birds generally, and in speech it often means chicken as food.

For chicken meat, 「鶏肉」 is the default. Use 「チキン」 for Western-style dishes and menus, and 「とり」 in casual dish names. Since 「とり」 can also mean the bird, 「鶏肉」 is the safe, unambiguous choice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 鶏にわとりの肉にく。
2. 鴨かも、あひるなど鳥類ちょうるい一般いっぱんの肉にく。鳥肉とりにく。
3. 主おもに西日本にしにっぽん（中部ちゅうぶ地方ちほうの一部いちぶ、近畿きんき地方ちほう、九州きゅうしゅう地方ちほう）では、肉にくとしての「かしわ（黄き鶏にわとり）」のこと。