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Kanji 豚: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 豚: pork, pig

Key takeaways

Kanji 豚: pork, pig. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

porkpig

On reading

とん

Kun reading

ぶた

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 豚

pork, pig

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

月 + 豕

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The radical 月 represents 'flesh' or 'meat' in this context. When combined with the radical for pig (豕), it represents the animal itself or its meat (pork).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

ぶた
  • 豚肉ぶたにく

    pork meat

Commonly used words

  • 豚肉
    ぶたにく

    pork meat

Example sentences

Example 1

ぶたにくをかってください。

Translation

Please buy pork meat.

Example 2

きょうのばんごはんはぶたにくです。

Translation

Tonight's dinner is pork.

Kanji 豚: pork, pig | Daily Nihongo