焼き鳥

やきとり

grilled chicken

Also:grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game

What does 焼き鳥 mean?

焼き鳥 is a Japanese noun meaning grilled chicken in English. It can also be translated as grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game depending on context. It is written as 焼き鳥 in kanji, やきとり in hiragana, and yakitori in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.