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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
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:
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 , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 猪 )
wild boar
Readings
Go-on : ちょ ( cho )
Kan-on : ちょ ( cho )
Kun : い ( i , 猪 ) ←ゐ ( wi , 猪 , historical ) 、いのしし ( inoshishi , 猪 ) ←ゐのしし ( winosisi , 猪 , historical ) 、いのこ ( inoko , 猪 ) ←ゐのこ ( winoko , 猪 , historical ) 、しし ( shishi , 猪 )
Nanori : い ( i ) 、しし ( shishi )
Compounds
Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
猪 ( kyūjitai ) 豬
Compound of 猪 ( i , “ pig , boar ” , see below ) + の ( no , possessive particle ) + 獣 ( shishi , “ beast ” , archaic ) .[ 2] [ 3]
Pronunciation
Noun
猪( いのしし ) or 猪( イノシシ ) • (inoshishi ) ←ゐのしし ( winosisi ) or ヰノシシ ( 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
Proper noun
猪( いのしし ) • (Inoshishi ) ←ゐのしし ( Winosisi ) ?
a surname
Etymology 2
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 .
Pronunciation
Noun
猪( い ) • (i ) ←ゐ ( wi ) ?
a pig or wild boar
Derived terms
Etymology 3
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]
Pronunciation
Noun
猪( しし ) • (shishi )
collective term for beasts used as food
( by extension ) a wild boar , Sus scrofa
Derived terms
Proper noun
猪( しし ) • (Shishi )
a surname
See also
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
↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 5.0 5.1 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
↑ 6.0 6.1 “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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