鶏肉

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鶏肉(とりにく) denotes chicken meat used as food.
• Basic usage: It describes making soup with chicken and vegetables.
  • 夕食に鶏肉と野菜のスープを作った。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A chicken and chicken meat
  • The bird is called 鶏(にわとり). 鶏肉, read とりにく, refers to the meat, whereas English chicken can refer to either the bird or its meat.