猪

See also: 豬

猪	U+732A, 猪 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-732A

← 猩
[U+7329]

CJK Unified Ideographs

猫 →
[U+732B]

猪	U+FA16, 猪 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA16

← 凞
[U+FA15]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

益 →
[U+FA17]

猪	U+FAA0, 猪 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FAA0

← 犯
[U+FA9F]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

瑱 →
[U+FAA1]

Translingual

Han character

猪 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 大竹十大日 (KHJKA), composition ⿰犭者)

Derived characters

潴𧒇橥蕏

References

KangXi: page 714, character 26
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20511
Dae Jaweon: page 1126, character 24
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1351, character 9
Unihan data for U+732A
Unihan data for U+FA16
Unihan data for U+FAA0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (者) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
觰	rtaːʔ, rtaː
諸	tjaː, tja
者	*tjaːʔ
堵	tjaːʔ, taːʔ
赭	*tjaːʔ
撦	*l̥ʰjaːʔ
扯	*tʰjaːʔ
闍	djaː, taː
奢	*hljaː
鍺	*toːlʔ
都	*taː
醏	*taː
覩	*taːʔ
睹	*taːʔ
暏	*taːʔ
賭	*taːʔ
帾	*taːʔ
楮	taːʔ, tʰaʔ
屠	daː, da
瘏	*daː
廜	*daː
鷵	*daː
緒	*ljaʔ
豬	*ta
猪	*ta
瀦	*ta
藸	ta, da
櫫	*ta
褚	taʔ, tʰaʔ
著	taʔ, tas, da, taɡ, *daɡ
箸	tas, das
儲	*da
躇	*da
櫧	*tja
藷	tja, djas
蠩	*tja
煮	*tjaʔ
渚	*tjaʔ
煑	*tjaʔ
陼	*tjaʔ
翥	*tjas
署	*djas
薯	*djas
曙	*djas
書	*hlja
暑	*hjaʔ
鐯	*taɡ
擆	*taɡ
櫡	*taɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ta) : semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 猪 – see 豬 (“pig; hog; swine; etc.”). (This character, 猪, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 豬.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Shinjitai	猪
Kyūjitai [1]	猪 `猪` or 猪+`︀`^?
	猪󠄀 猪+`󠄀`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	猪󠄃 猪+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

猪

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 猪)

wild boar

Readings

Go-on: ちょ (cho)
Kan-on: ちょ (cho)
Kun: い (i, 猪)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}; いのしし (inoshishi, 猪)^{←ゐのしし (winosisi, historical)}; いのこ (inoko, 猪)^{←ゐのこ (winoko, historical)}; しし (shishi, 猪)
Nanori: い (i); しし (shishi)

Compounds

猪(ちょ)牙(き)舟(ぶね) (chokibune), 猪(ちょ)牙(き) (choki)
猪(ちょ)口(く) (choku), 猪(ちょ)口(こ) (choko)
猪(ちょ)突(とつ) (chototsu)
猪(ちょ)八(はっ)戒(かい) (Cho Hakkai)
猪(ちょ)勇(ゆう) (choyū)
猪(ちょ)苓(れい) (chorei)
家(か)猪(ちょ) (kacho)
玄(げん)猪(ちょ) (gencho)
野(や)猪(ちょ) (yacho)
豪猪(ヤマアラシ) (yamaarashi)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
猪
いのしし Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
猪 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 猪 (i, “pig, boar”, see below) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 獣 (shishi, “beast”, archaic).[2][3]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) いのしし [ìnóshíꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[4][5]
IPA^(key): [ino̞ɕiɕi]

Noun

猪(いのしし) • (inoshishi) ^{←ゐのしし (winosisi)^?}

a wild boar, Sus scrofa
Synonyms: 野荒らし (noarashi), 野猪 (noshishi)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as イノシシ.

Derived terms

猪(いの)鹿(しか)蝶(ちょう) (ino-shika-chō)
猪熊(いのくま)通(どお)り (Inokuma Dōri)
猪(いの)豚(ぶた) (inobuta, “wild boar-pig hybrid”)
猪(いのしし)武者(むしゃ) (inoshishi musha)
疣(イボ)猪(イノシシ) (ibo inoshishi)
鹿(シカ)猪(イノシシ) (shika inoshishi, “babirusa”)
萩(はぎ)に猪(いのしし) (hagi ni inoshishi)
臍(へそ)猪(いのしし) (heso inoshishi, “peccary”)
琉球(りゅうきゅう)猪(いのしし) (Ryūkyū inoshishi)

Proper noun

猪(いのしし) • (Inoshishi) ^{←ゐのしし (winosisi)^?}

a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
猪
い Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
猪 (kyūjitai)

/wi/ → /i/

From Old Japanese, also used in the Man'yōshū (759 CE) as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨wi⟩.

Onomatopoeic of the sound of a wild boar.

Alternative forms

豬

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

IPA^(key): [i]

Noun

猪(い) • (i) ^{←ゐ (wi)^?}

a pig or wild boar

Derived terms

亥(い) (i)
猪(い)養(かい), 猪(い)飼(かい), 猪(い)甘(かい) (ikai)
猪(い)口(ぐち) (iguchi)
猪(い)首(くび), 猪(い)頸(くび) (ikubi)
猪名(いな)川(がわ) (Inagawa)
猪名野(いなの) (Inano)
猪(い)苗(なわ)代(しろ) (Inawashiro)
豕(いのこ), 猪(い)の子(こ) (inoko)
猪尻草(いのしりぐさ) (inoshirigusa)
猪(い)の手(で) (inode)
猪俣(いのまた) (Inomata)
猪(い)の目(め) (inome)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
猪
しし Jinmeiyō
irregular

Alternative spelling
猪 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[6] From Proto-Japonic *sisi. Cognate with 肉 (shishi, “meat of a beast”).[6]

Alternative forms

獣
(deer meat): 鹿

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)

(Tokyo) しし [shíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[4][5]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɕi]

Noun

猪(しし) • (shishi)

collective term for beasts used as food
(by extension) a wild boar, Sus scrofa

Derived terms

猪(シシ)独活(ウド) (shishiudo)
猪垣(ししがき) (shishigaki)
猪狩(ししがり), 猪(しし)狩(が)り (shishigari)
猪(しし)じもの (shishijimono)
猪(しし)田(だ) (shishida)
猪茸(シシタケ) (shishitake)
猪鍋(ししなべ) (shishinabe)
猪(しし)防(ふせ)ぎ (shishi fusegi)
猪道(ししみち) (shishimichi)
猪(しし)矢来(やらい) (shishiyarai)
猪論(ししろん) (shishiron)
野(の)猪(じし) (nojishi)
病(や)み猪(しし) (yamishishi)

Proper noun

猪(しし) • (Shishi)

a surname

References

“猪”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
“獣・猪・鹿”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[1] “猪”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

[2] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[KDJ-3] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-4] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[NKD2Shishi-6] “獣・猪・鹿”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN