wild boar; hog
Archaic term for a wild boar or hog. In modern Japanese, 猪 is normally read いのしし for 'wild boar', and 豚 (ぶた) is used for 'pig'. This reading い appears mainly in classical texts or fixed expressions.
In the Kojiki, there is a scene of hunting wild boar (い).
wild boar · infant wild boar; wild boar piglet · pig
bolete
year of the Boar; year of the Pig
heart-shaped symbol; boar's eye motif
boar-pig hybrid; wild boar and domestic pig crossbreed
Standard kanji for 'wild boar' in modern Japanese, though the reading い is archaic.
Variant kanji form; rarely used.
Variant kanji form; rarely used.
The reading い is the native Japanese word for wild boar, preserved in classical sources. The kanji 猪 is now more commonly read いのしし.