Meaning

Primary

Pork

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A pig's meat is called pork.

Reading

ぶたにく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the ones you learned with the kanji.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • こだわりの豚肉

    our specialty pork

    地元の豚肉

    local pork

    生の豚肉

    raw pork

Context Sentences

私は豚肉を食べません。

I do not eat pork.

今日は豚肉が安いです。

Pork is cheap today.

豚肉にはビタミンB₁がたっぷり入っています。

Pork is rich in vitamin B₁.

まず最初に、豚肉に塩を振りかけます。

First, we are going to start by sprinkling salt on the pork.

ランチに食べた豚肉に当たったかもしれません。すごく気持ち悪いんですが、早退させてもらえませんかね。

I might have gotten food poisoning from the pork I had for lunch. I feel so sick. Is it okay if I’m out of the office for the rest of the day?

Kanji Composition