焼(や)き鳥(とり)

やきとり
noun
grilled chicken skewers, yakitori
1. grilled chicken skewers, yakitori
Bite-sized pieces of chicken (and sometimes other meats or vegetables) skewered and grilled over charcoal.
焼(や)き鳥(とり)を塩(しお)で頼(たの)みました。
I ordered yakitori with salt.
塩 (salt) vs タレ (sauce) are the two main flavoring options
焼(や)き鳥(とり)屋(や)で一杯(いっぱい)やろう。
Let's have a drink at a yakitori place.
一杯やる is a casual expression for having drinks
ねぎまは焼(や)き鳥(とり)の定番(ていばん)です。
Negima is a standard yakitori item.
ねぎま is chicken alternated with green onion
炭火(すみび)で焼(や)いた焼(や)き鳥(とり)は香(かお)りがいい。
Yakitori grilled over charcoal has a great aroma.
仕事(しごと)帰(がえ)りに同僚(どうりょう)と駅前(えきまえ)の焼(や)き鳥(とり)屋(や)に寄(よ)って、ビールを飲(の)みながら焼(や)き鳥(とり)をつまんだ。
On the way home from work, I stopped by the yakitori place in front of the station with a colleague and snacked on yakitori while drinking beer.

Popular yakitori cuts:

  • もも (thigh)
  • むね (breast)
  • ささみ (tenderloin)
  • かわ (skin)
  • つくね (chicken meatball)
  • ぼんじり (tail)
  • はつ (heart)
  • レバー (liver)
  • 砂(すな)ずり/砂肝(すなぎも) (gizzard)
  • ねぎま (chicken with green onion)

Flavoring options:

Yakitori is a casual, affordable food often enjoyed with beer at 焼(や)き鳥(とり)屋(や) or 屋台(やたい) (food stalls). Counter: 一本(いっぽん), 二本(にほん)...

Related Words

Related: 焼(や)き物(もの) (grilled dish (category))
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Added 2026.1.14 21:50 · Revised 2026.6.4 1:09
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