焼き鳥
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 焼き鳥
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
Kanji in this Word
焼
12 strokes
Frequency: 982
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
bake
burning
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
や.く
や.き
や.き-
-や.き
や.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
やい
やき
鳥
11 strokes
Frequency: 1043
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
bird
chicken
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とり
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
か
と
とっ
鶏
19 strokes
Frequency: 1901
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
chicken
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
にわとり
とり
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