猪
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See also: 豬
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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
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:
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Japanese
| Shinjitai | 猪 | |
| Kyūjitai |
猪 猪or 猪+ ︀?
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| 猪󠄀 猪+ 󠄀?(Adobe-Japan1) | ||
| 猪󠄃 猪+ 󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||
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Kanji
猪
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 猪)
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
Compounds
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 猪 |
| いのしし Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 猪 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 猪 (i, “pig, boar”, see below) + の (no, possessive particle) + 獣 (shishi, “beast”, archaic).
Pronunciation
Noun
猪 or 猪 • (inoshishi) ←ゐのしし (winosisi) or ヰノシシ (winosisi)?
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
Derived terms
- 猪鹿蝶 (ino-shika-chō)
- 猪熊通り (Inokuma Dōri)
- 猪豚 (inobuta, “wild boar-pig hybrid”)
- 猪武者 (inoshishi musha)
- 疣猪 (ibo inoshishi)
- 鹿猪 (shika inoshishi, “babirusa”)
- 萩に猪 (hagi ni inoshishi)
- 臍猪 (heso inoshishi, “peccary”)
- 琉球猪 (Ryūkyū inoshishi)
Proper noun
猪 • (Inoshishi) ←ゐのしし (winosisi)?
- 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
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
Derived terms
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
Pronunciation
Noun
- collective term for beasts used as food
- (by extension) a wild boar, Sus scrofa
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 猪独活 (shishiudo)
- 猪垣 (shishigaki)
- 猪狩, 猪狩り (shishigari)
- 猪じもの (shishijimono)
- 猪田 (shishida)
- 猪茸 (shishitake)
- 猪鍋 (shishinabe)
- 猪防ぎ (shishi fusegi)
- 猪道 (shishimichi)
- 猪矢来 (shishiyarai)
- 猪論 (shishiron)
- 野猪 (nojishi)
- 病み猪 (yamishishi)
Proper noun
- a surname
See also
References
- ^ “猪”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia) (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: 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 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 “獣・猪・鹿”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000