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豚
pig · hog · pork
N1On: とんKun: ぶた
Memory Aid
The right component 豕 (which is the original character for 'pig') visually resembles a pig with a snout on the left and a curly tail on the right.
'Ton' — think of a TON of PORK on a pig.
Vocabulary
豚肉ぶたにくpork
子豚こぶたpiglet
養豚ようとんpig farming
豚カツとんかつpork cutlet (Tonkatsu)
豚小屋ぶたごやpigsty
Example Sentences
この豚はとてもかわいいです。
This pig is very cute.
夕食は豚肉のしょうが焼きにしました。
For dinner, I made pork ginger stir-fry.
有名な豚カツ屋さんに行きましょう。
Let's go to that famous Tonkatsu restaurant.
子豚が泥の中で遊んでいます。
The piglets are playing in the mud.