Japanese symbol for “pork”
豚肉
ぶたにく
Romaji: butaniku
pork
In Japanese, pork is 豚肉, read ぶたにく (butaniku).
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
- n pork
Written forms: 豚肉、ブタ肉、ぶた肉. Readings: ぶたにく、とんにく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pork”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豚 | ぶた buta | pork |
| 豚 | とん ton | pig; pork |
| ポーク | ポーク pooku | pork |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 養豚 | ようとん youton | pig-keeping; pig farming |
| 豚カツ | とんカツ tonkatsu | tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet |
| 豚汁 | とんじる tonjiru | pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables |
| 海豚 | いるか iruka | dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.) |
| 酢豚 | すぶた subuta | sweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables) |
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle |
| 肉体 | にくたい nikutai | the body; the flesh; the outer man |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pork”.
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.