Translation

The Japanese word for "Turkey" is shichimenchou 七面鳥. Turkey doesn't always mean the animal in English, see homonyms for other translations.

Romaji shi chi me n cho u
Hiraganaちょ
Katakanaチョ
Kanji
Meaning Seven Face Bird
School Level 小1 小3 小2

Loan-word

The word "Turkey" katakanized would be tākī ターキー.
Romaji taa kii
Katakana
Hiragana

Trivia

Homonyms & Similar Words

  • The country, The Republic of Turkey, is called toruko トルコ in Japanese.

Synonyms

Wild Turkey, Domestic Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.

Further Reading

Wikipedia: Turkey_(bird) (七面鳥)
Turkey Gnat.