infant wild boar; wild boar piglet
Specifically refers to a young wild boar; the term is not commonly used in modern everyday speech.
Can refer to a domestic pig; cross-referenced with 豚 (ぶた). Usage is limited and may be dialectal or old-fashioned.
See also: 豚
In old documents, 猪の子 is recorded as a beast hunted in the mountains.
A wild boar piglet was toddling along behind its mother.
In some regions, pigs are called 猪の子.
Standard spelling for the wild boar and piglet meanings.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 猪の子.
Rare kanji form; mainly encountered in classical or specialized contexts.
Compound of 猪 (い, 'wild boar') + の (possessive particle) + 子 (こ, 'child'), literally 'child of a wild boar'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term has been used to refer to both wild boars and piglets.