noun
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.
古事記には猪を狩る場面がある。
In the Kojiki, there is a scene of hunting wild boar (い).
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.