豚肉(ぶたにく)

豚肉(ぶたにく) is the standard word for pork (pig meat) in Japanese.

Forms

豚(ぶた) (pig) + 肉(にく) (meat) = pork

Pork cuts

• 豚(ぶた)バラ肉(にく): pork belly
• 豚(ぶた)ロース: pork loin
• 豚(ぶた)ヒレ: pork tenderloin
• 豚(ぶた)もも肉(にく): pork leg
• 豚(ぶた)ひき肉(にく): ground pork

Popular pork dishes

• 豚(とん)カツ/豚(とん)かつ: pork cutlet
• 豚(ぶた)丼(どん): pork rice bowl
• 豚(ぶた)の生姜(しょうが)焼(や)き: ginger pork
• 豚汁(とんじる)/豚汁(ぶたじる): pork miso soup
• 角煮(かくに): braised pork belly

Other types of meat

• 牛肉(ぎゅうにく): beef
• 鶏肉(とりにく)/鶏肉(けいにく): chicken
• 羊肉(ようにく): lamb/mutton
• 馬肉(ばにく): horse meat

Kanji readings

• 豚(ぶた): pig (kun'yomi, standalone)
• 豚(とん): pork (on'yomi, in compounds like 豚(とん)カツ)

Usage

Pork is one of the most commonly consumed meats in Japan and is used in many traditional dishes.