Japanese

Noun

黄鶏 ‎(hiragana かしわ, romaji kashiwa, historical hiragana かしは)

1. a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers
2. the meat thereof
3. chicken (meat)

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in west Japan (Kansai region, Kyūshū region, and part of Chūbu region).

Synonyms

• (chicken): 鶏肉 (けいにく) ‎(keiniku)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9