# 豚 — pig; pork

豚 means “pig; pork”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: トン (ton). Kun'yomi: ぶた (buta). You'll see it in words such as 豚 (buta, “pig”).

- Meaning: pig; pork
- On'yomi: トン (ton)
- Kun'yomi: ぶた (buta)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 3

## How to remember 豚

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 豕 pig

## Words with 豚

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 豚 | ぶた (buta) | pig |

## More in the “Animals 3” set

[獣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beast/) · [蛇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snake/) · [猿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monkey/) · [狩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hunt/) · [猟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-hunting/) · [羊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sheep/) · [豚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pig/) · [殻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shell/) · [鶏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chicken/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pig/. Last updated 2026-11-01.