tonkotsu

English

Tonkotsu ramen

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 豚骨 (tonkotsu), from 豚 (ton, “pork”) + 骨 (kotsu, “bone, rib”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/
(US) IPA^(key): /tɑŋˈkɑtsu/

Noun

tonkotsu (uncountable)

A Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.

Related terms

tonkatsu

Translations

Japanese broth made from pork marrow

Chinese:
Cantonese: 豚骨湯／豚骨汤 (tyun⁴ gwat¹ tong¹), 豬骨湯／猪骨汤 (zyu¹ gwat¹ tong¹)

Mandarin: 豚骨湯／豚骨汤 (túngǔtāng), 豬骨湯／猪骨汤 (zhūgǔtāng)
German: Tonkotsu m
Italian: tonkotsu m
Japanese: 豚骨 (ja) (とんこつ, tonkotsu)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Russian: тонко́цу f or n (tonkócu)
Ukrainian: тонко́цу f or n (tonkócu)

Etymology 2

Japanese [Term?]

Noun

tonkotsu (plural tonkotsu)

A Japanese tobacco-box.
- 1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141:
  Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.

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