How to say 'Pig' in Japanese | 豚

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The Japanese word for Pig is 'Buta', written as 豚 in Japanese.'Pig' in hiragana is ぶた.

word

豚

Meaning

Pig

Reading

ぶた

buta

Kanji

豚Pig, Pork

Explanation

The Japanese noun '豚 (ぶた)' refers to a pig, the domesticated animal commonly raised for meat. It is used in everyday language to describe the animal itself or in contexts related to food, such as pork. For example: I saw a pig at the farm「農場で豚を見た」(のうじょうでぶたをみた). This restaurant serves delicious pork「このレストランは美味しい豚肉を出す」(このレストランはおいしいぶたにくをだす). The word can also appear in compound words like '豚肉 (ぶたにく)' meaning 'pork'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N1

Kanji Grade

8

Frequency

5698

Composition

kanji

Handwriting