Meaning

Primary

Grilled Chicken

Alternatives

Roast Chicken, Yakitori

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A nicely baked bird isn't just any bird, it's grilled chicken or roast chicken. You may also know it by its Japanese name: yakitori.

Reading

やきとり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the vocab kun'yomi readings. With 焼き, you can use the reading you learned with the kanji. With just remember back to the vocab word, とり. Combine and eat.

Context

Context Sentences

今日、焼き鳥食べに行かない?

Do you want to go out for yakitori today?

焼き鳥屋でアルバイトを始めました。

I started working part-time at a yakitori restaurant.

焼き鳥は私の生活に不可欠です。

Grilled chicken is essential for my life.

Kanji Composition