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Hey people,
I've got a question *^*
It's about the word "chicken'xD
I've seen it as 'niwatori' and 'toriniku', 'toriniku' is more specifically meat right?
Does this apply to all other animals if you're going to eat it or only to certain animals?
I've got a question *^*
It's about the word "chicken'xD
I've seen it as 'niwatori' and 'toriniku', 'toriniku' is more specifically meat right?
Does this apply to all other animals if you're going to eat it or only to certain animals?
posted by Sasukya
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Well I know you wouldn't tell someone you saw a 鶏肉 "toriniku" walking around in a field, haha, just like you also wouldn't tell someone you saw a 牛肉 "gyuuniku" walking around in a field either. :D
鶏 (niwatori) "chicken"
鶏肉 (toriniku) "chicken (chicken meat)"
= 鶏 (kei) "chicken" + 肉 (niku) "meat"
鳥 (tori) "bird"
牛 (ushi) "cow"
牛肉 (gyuuniku) "beef (cow's meat)"
= 牛 (gyuu) "cow" + 肉 (niku) "meat"
牛乳 (gyuunyuu) "milk (cow's milk)"
= 牛 (gyuu) "cow" + 乳 (nyuu) "milk"
豚 (buta) "pig"
豚肉 (butaniku) "pork (pig's meat)"
= 豚 (ton) "pig" + 肉 (niku) "meat"
豚カツ (tonkatsu) "breaded pork cutlet"
= 豚 (ton) "pig" + カツ (katsu) "cutlet"
羊 (hitsuji) "sheep"
羊肉 (youniku) "mutton (lamb meat)"
= 羊 (you) "sheep" + 肉 (niku) "meat"
羊毛 (youmou) "wool"
= 羊 (you) "sheep" + 毛 (mou) "fur/hair"
That said, a lot of the time you see the word chicken used for food will instead be written simply as チキン (chikin) "chicken". And in this case I think チキン can be used for either the meat or the living animal. :P
Aha~~
I see *^* I understand.
Thanks for explaining it! ^^
