WORD DETAIL
鶏がら
とりがら
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
鶏がら, readとりがら, is the chicken carcass or bones used as stock ingredients. - Basic usage:
鶏がらを煮るsimmers the bones for broth;鶏がらを入れた大鍋modifies a pot containing that material.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Chicken meat versus stock bones
- The noun refers to the stripped carcass used for stock, not ordinary edible meat; both clauses mark that ingredient with
を.
- The noun refers to the stripped carcass used for stock, not ordinary edible meat; both clauses mark that ingredient with

