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No. 252 in Japanese

チキン

"チキン" means "chicken" in English.

In a sentence

  • 私は晩ご飯にチキンを食べました。

    I had chicken for dinner.

    In this sentence, チキン refers to the food item made of chicken meat.

  • 彼は新しいことを試すのが怖いと言って、私は彼に「チキンにならないで」と言いました。

    He said he was scared to try new things, so I told him, 'Don't be a chicken.'

    In this sentence, チキン is used metaphorically, borrowing the English usage of 'chicken' to mean a coward.

  • スーパーで冷凍チキンを買いました。

    I bought frozen chicken at the supermarket.

    Here, チキン is again used to indicate a food product, specifically frozen chicken meat.

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