豚肉(ぶたにく)

ぶたにく
noun
pork
1. pork
Meat from a pig.
豚肉(ぶたにく)を買(か)いました。
I bought pork.
豚肉(ぶたにく)と野菜(やさい)を炒(いた)める。
To stir-fry pork and vegetables.
牛肉(ぎゅうにく)より豚肉(ぶたにく)の方(ほう)が安(やす)い。
Pork is cheaper than beef.
今日(きょう)は豚肉(ぶたにく)が安(やす)かったから、たくさん買(か)った。
Pork was cheap today, so I bought a lot.
晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)に豚肉(ぶたにく)の生姜(しょうが)焼(や)きを作(つく)ったら、家族(かぞく)みんなが喜(よろこ)んだ。
When I made ginger pork for dinner, the whole family was happy.

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

WORD FORMATION:
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)

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

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Added 2026.1.11 19:10 · Revised 2026.2.27 11:31
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