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Japanese symbol for “afs”

Romaji: afurikatonkorera
African swine fever; AFS

In Japanese, afs is , read (afurikatonkorera).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n African swine fever; AFS

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

pork, pig
on: トン
kun: ぶた
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶたにく butanikupork
ようとん youtonpig-keeping; pig farming
とんカツ tonkatsutonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
とんじる tonjirupork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
いるか irukadolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
すぶた subutasweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.