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Paul Blay wrote:

> Is "ton" a Japanese _word_ though?  My vote would be for 'no'.

No, it's a Japanese word to express a unit of weight;-)

Anyhow, I have never heared indipendent character 豚 is read as とん. と
ん seems to be always used with attached character(s) such as 豚汁（とん
じる）, 豚骨（とんこつ）, or 豚カツ（とんかつ）. I bet your Japanese
friend will never say 「おい、とん食いにいこうぜ」... Hey, it's not a
bad phrase indeed.

萩原＠グリフィス大学