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とん
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The animal pig (ぶた); the on-yomi reading 'とん' appears in compounds (e.g., tonkotsu) and the character can indicate pork/meat in compounds.

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この漢字『豚』の音読みは「とん」とも読みます。

The kanji '豚' can also be read with the on-yomi 'ton'.

とんこつラーメンは豚骨スープがベースだ。

Tonkotsu ramen is based on a pork-bone broth.

農場では豚(ぶた)を飼育している。

They raise pigs on the farm.

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