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“chicken” in Japanese

鶏にわとり
Illustration of "chicken" in a Japanese cultural setting
A plump brown chicken pecks at scattered grains in a sunlit farmyard, its red comb bobbing as it moves. Two fluffy yello…

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にわとり refers to a live chicken, not the meat (which is チキン or 鶏肉). It’s often associated with farms and traditional settings in Japan, and it's common to see them in rural areas or at shrines during the Year of the Rooster.

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