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豚カツ (とんかつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
tonkatsu ; breaded pork cutlet
usually written using kana alone food / cooking
A deep-fried pork cutlet coated in panko breadcrumbs, a staple of Japanese cuisine. Often served with shredded cabbage and a thick Worcestershire-style sauce.
この
店みせ
の
豚とん
カツ
は
肉にく
が
厚あつ
く
て
ジューシー
だ
。
The tonkatsu at this restaurant has thick, juicy meat.
Written forms 豚とん カツ Usage 10%
Common kanji-katakana mixed spelling; it is the primary form.
とんかつ Usage 46%
kana-only spelling
Kana spelling is very common and as the usual written form.
トンカツ Usage 41%
kana-only spelling
Full-width katakana spelling, often seen on menus and in casual writing.
とんカツ Usage 3%
Mixed hiragana-katakana spelling, less common but still encountered.
Similar words カツ A more general term for any breaded and deep-fried cutlet, not necessarily pork. 豚カツ specifically refers to the pork version.
カツ 丼どん A rice bowl dish topped with tonkatsu and egg, simmered in a sweet soy-based sauce. 豚カツ is the cutlet itself, while カツ丼 is a complete meal.
Etymology A compound of 豚 (ton, 'pork') and カツ (katsu), an abbreviation of カツレツ (katsuretsu), from English 'cutlet'. The word is a Japanese creation and not a direct loanword from English.
