や
焼
　
き
とり
鳥

noun

  1. Food term.yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer.
  2. grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow). Obsolete term.
  3. Messages.mahj.failing to win a single hand during a half-game.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
や
焼
　
き
とり
鳥
 焼き鳥 やきとり ✔
やき
焼
とり
鳥
 焼鳥 やきとり ✔
や
焼
　
き
とり
鶏
 焼き鶏 やきとり
やき
焼
とり
鶏
 焼鶏 やきとり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bake, burning
や.く　やき　ショウ (4th, N2)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
high, far
ギョウ　たか.い　たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass
キ　ケ　くさ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ