Japanese symbol for “poultry”
鳥
とり
Romaji: tori
bird
In Japanese, poultry is 鳥, read とり (tori).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n bird
- n bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Written forms: 鳥、鶏、禽. Readings: とり、トリ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “poultry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鶏肉 | とりにく toriniku | fowl; poultry; bird meat |
| 家禽 | かきん kakin | (domestic) fowl; poultry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白鳥 | はくちょう hakuchou | swan (Cygnus spp.) |
| 小鳥 | ことり kotori | small bird; little bird |
| 鳥居 | とりい torii | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 焼き鳥 | やきとり yakitori | yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer |
| 野鳥 | やちょう yachou | wild bird |
| 鳥類 | ちょうるい chourui | birds |
See also: Chinese symbol for “poultry”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.