イノシシ

イ

ノ

シ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the animal Sus scrofa, commonly encountered in rural and mountainous areas of Japan.

〈場ば所しょ〉にイノシシが出でるa wild boar appears in a place
最さい近きん、この山やまにイノシシが出でるようになった。
Wild boars have started appearing in these mountains recently.
イノシシに襲おそわれるto be attacked by a wild boar
農のう作さ業ぎょう中ちゅうにイノシシに襲おそわれて怪け我がをした。
He was injured after being attacked by a wild boar while working in the field.
イノシシを駆く除じょするto cull/exterminate wild boars
被ひ害がいを減へらすため、村むらではイノシシを駆く除じょしている。
The village is culling wild boars to reduce the damage they cause.
イノシシを捕ほ獲かくするto capture/trap a wild boar
罠わなを使つかってイノシシを捕ほ獲かくした。
They used a trap to capture the wild boar.

豚ぶたN1
豚 is the domesticated pig raised for meat, while 猪 (イノシシ) is its wild ancestor found in mountains and forests.
亥い
亥 is the formal zodiac-sign name for the twelfth animal, while いのしし is the everyday word for the actual wild boar animal.
鹿しか
鹿 (しか) is a deer while 猪 (いのしし) is a wild boar, two commonly confused wild animals encountered in Japanese mountains and hunting contexts.

頭とうN3
counter for large animals; head of livestock; counter for collected insects or certain headgear

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イノシシUsage58%
kana-only spelling
The word is usually written in katakana; this is the most common practical spelling.
猪いのししUsage37%
Kanji form is used but less common than katakana; learners may encounter it in literature or signs.
いのししUsage5%
Hiragana spelling is also seen, especially in children's materials or casual writing.

The word is native Japanese, combining い (prefix of uncertain origin) and のしし (old word for wild boar). The katakana spelling is now standard.