muchan wrote:
> kaz hagiwara 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
>
> (お久しぶりです)
>
> でも肉屋さんで豚肉（ぶたにく）を買うおばさんが「ちょっとこのトンちょうだ
い」
> または、「このひき肉、トンかしら」ていうのはありそうな気がします。

そんな言い方なんて、豚でもない！！