One of my favorite food in Japan is Tonkatsu.
Ton comes from the kanji for “buta” which means pig.
Kanji has the meaning and reading for each character - the kanji character “pig” is also read as “Ton”.
“Katsu” – is from the word “Katsu-retto” the katakana reading for “Cutlet”
Tonkatsu therefore, is pork [...]
