鶏肉（とりにく、toriniku）
- chicken meat

The word 鶏肉 (とりにく) means "chicken meat" or "poultry." It refers to the edible flesh of chickens, which is a common ingredient in many Japanese dishes. This includes various parts of the chicken such as breast, thigh, wings, and drumsticks.

⚫︎ 鶏肉料理 Translation: Chicken dish ⚫︎ 鶏肉を買う Translation: To buy chicken meat ⚫︎ 鶏肉は安い Translation: Chicken meat is cheap.

You use 鶏肉 when talking about chicken meat as an ingredient in cooking, at the grocery store, or when discussing meals. It's a very common word in everyday conversations related to food.

⚫︎ The word is typically written with the kanji 鶏肉. ⚫︎ The reading is とり for "chicken" and にく for "meat." ⚫︎ Hiragana reading is とりにく. ⚫︎ There are no other common ways to write this word. ⚫︎ The okurigana is standard, with no variations.

⚫︎ There are no direct synonyms for 鶏肉 that are as commonly used. However, you might hear phrases like 鶏 (chickens - referring to the animal), or you could describe the specific part of the chicken, such as 鶏むね肉 (chicken breast).

⚫︎ There are no direct antonyms for 鶏肉 because it refers to a specific type of meat. However, if discussing meat in general, you could use 肉 (meat) and contrast it with vegetarian alternatives, such as 野菜 (vegetables).

私は今日の夕食に鶏肉を焼きました。 ・Translation: I grilled chicken for dinner today. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 鶏肉 to describe the main ingredient of the meal.

このスーパーでは新鮮な鶏肉が売っています。 ・Translation: This supermarket sells fresh chicken. ・Explanation: This sentence describes where to find the product 鶏肉.

The word is a combination of two kanji: 鶏 (niwatori), which means "chicken," and 肉 (niku), which means "meat." Together, 鶏肉 literally translates to "chicken meat."