also: とんぷん
noun
pig manure
Refers to the excrement of pigs, often used in agricultural contexts.
豚糞は肥料として使われることがある。
Pig manure is sometimes used as fertilizer.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling reflecting the voiced reading とんぷん.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling reflecting the unvoiced reading とんふん.
Compound of 豚 (ton, 'pig') and 糞 (fun, 'excrement'). The reading とんぷん is a result of rendaku (sequential voicing).