How to say 'Pork cutlet' in Japanese | とんかつ

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The Japanese word for Pork cutlet is 'Tonkatsu', written as とんかつ in Japanese.

word

とんかつ

Meaning

Pork cutlet

Reading

Tonkatsu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'とんかつ (tonkatsu)' refers to a popular Japanese dish consisting of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet. It is typically served with shredded cabbage, rice, miso soup, and a thick, savory sauce called 'tonkatsu sauce'. The dish is a staple of Japanese cuisine and is commonly found in restaurants and bento boxes. Example sentences: I ate tonkatsu for lunch「昼ごはんにとんかつを食べた」(ひるごはんにとんかつをたべた). This restaurant's tonkatsu is delicious「この店のとんかつは美味しい」(このみせのとんかつはおいしい).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

7260

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word とんかつ

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

と

Reading

hiragana

ん

Reading

hiragana

か

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Tonkatsu' means 'Pork cutlet' .

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