とり

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of とり – see the following entries.

【鳥】2 [noun] a bird [noun] a chicken [noun] fowl or chicken meat [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a unisex given name

【酉】J [proper noun] the Rooster, the tenth of the twelve Earthly Branches

【鶏】S [noun] alternative spelling of 鳥 (tori): a chicken (domesticated fowl); chicken meat Alternative spelling 雞

(This term, とり (tori), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as とり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とり.

Etymology 2

Noun

とり • (tori) 

1. 取り: active partner, key performer

Verb

とり • (tori) 

1. stem or continuative form of とる (toru) [godan]