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้ถ
้ถ
19 strokes
Frequency: 1901
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

chicken

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฑใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใซใ‚ใจใ‚Š
ใจใ‚Š

Common Words

้ถ
ใจใ‚Š
ใƒˆใƒช
็ฆฝ
Noun
Freq #1707
1

bird

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆฃฎใฎไธญใ‚’ๆญฉใ„ใŸใ€‚้ ญไธŠใงใฏ้ณฅใŒๆฅฝใ—ใใ•ใˆใšใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
He walked in the forest, with birds singing cheerfully above his head.
2

Esp. ้ถ

bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

Examples
้ณฅใฏๆ–™็†ไบบใŒใปใฉใ‚ˆใ็„ผใ„ใŸใ€‚
The fowls were well roasted by the cook.
ใซใ‚ใจใ‚Š
ใจใ‚Š
ใƒ‹ใƒฏใƒˆใƒช
ใ‹ใ‘
ใใŸใ‹ใ‘
Noun
Freq #8955
1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken

Examples
่‚ฅใˆใŸ้ถใฏๅตใ‚’็”ฃใพใชใ„ใ€‚
Fat hens lay few eggs.
2

chicken meat

Examples
ใ“ใฎ้ถใฎๅ”ๆšใ’ใ‚’ใใฎใพใพใซใ—ใฆใŠใใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Are you going to let this fried chicken go begging?
้ณฅ่‚‰
ใจใ‚Šใซใ
ใ‘ใ„ใซใ (้ถ่‚‰)
ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใซใ (้ณฅ่‚‰)
Noun
Freq #16369
1

chicken meat

Examples
้ถ่‚‰ใ‚’๏ผ“ใƒใƒณใƒ‰ๅˆ†ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
I'd like three pounds of chicken.
ใ“ใฎ้ถ่‚‰ใฏใ‚ˆใๆšใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This chicken is fried well.
2

้ณฅ่‚‰ only

fowl; poultry; bird meat

็„ผ้ณฅ
ใ‚„ใใจใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #22294
1

Food, cooking

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer

2

Obsolete term

grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow)

3

Mahjong

failing to win a single hand during a half-game

้ป„้ถ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #46811
1

chicken meat

2

reddish-brown chicken

ใ‹ใ–ใฟใฉใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #57802
1

weather vane

2

fence-sitter; opportunist

ใซใ‚ใจใ‚Šใ”ใ‚„
ใจใ‚Šใ”ใ‚„
Noun
Freq #60462
1

henhouse; chicken coop

้›„้ถ
้›„้ณฅ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #60626
1

้›„้ณฅ only

male bird

Examples
ใŠใ‚“ใฉใ‚Šใซๆ™‚ใ‚’ๅ‘Šใ’ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€ใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ‚Šใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
It is the hen that makes the rooster crow.
2

Esp. ้›„้ถ

cock; rooster

ใ‘ใ„ใ‚‰ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #61148
1

hen's egg

Examples
้ถๅต็”Ÿ็”ฃใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ตใƒซใƒขใƒใƒฉๆฑšๆŸ“ใ‚’้˜ฒๆญขใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚
It is essential to prevent salmonella contamination in hen egg production.
ๅœฐ้ถ
ใ˜ใฉใ‚Š
ใ˜ใจใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #70055
1

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

2

ๅœฐ้ณฅ only

locally raised chicken

๐ŸŽ“

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