# 猪

| 猪 | U+732A, &#29482; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-732A |
| ← 猩 [U+7329] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 猫 → [U+732B] |
| 猪 | U+FA16, &#64022; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA16 |
| ← 凞 [U+FA15] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 益 → [U+FA17] |
| 猪 | U+FAA0, &#64160; 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, 𪱂, 𧒇, 𤣘, 𬍆, 𪻊, 𬍍, 𭸲, 𬍎, 蕏, 𬁑, 𬄞, 𫬕, 橥

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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

| | 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 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 | 猪 &#xFA16; or 猪+&#xFE00; |
| Kyūjitai | 猪󠄀 猪+&#xE0100; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 猪󠄃 猪+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 猪)
* wild boar

#### Readings

* Go-on: ちょ (cho)
* Kan-on: ちょ (cho)
* Kun: い (i, 猪)、いのしし (inoshishi, 猪)、いのこ (inoko, 猪)、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 spellings
* 猪 (kyūjitai) 豬
Compound of 猪 (i, “pig, boar”, see below) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 獣 (shishi, “beast”, archaic).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) いのしし [ìnóshíꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [ino̞ɕiɕi]

#### Noun

猪(いのしし) or 猪(イノシシ) • (inoshishi)
* 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)
* 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⟩.
Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *wi.

#### Alternative forms

* 豬

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [i]

#### Noun

猪(い) • (i)
* 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. From Proto-Japonic *sisi. Cognate with 肉 (shishi, “meat of a beast”).

#### Alternative forms

* 獣
* (deer meat): 鹿

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しし [shíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [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

### See also

* 豚(ブタ) (buta, “pig”)

### References

* ↑ “猪”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 “獣・猪・鹿”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

## Korean
### Hanja

猪 (eumhun 돼지 저 (dwaeji jeo))
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