11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

boar

Kun'yomi
  • hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig)
  • wild boar
On'yomi
  • チョ
Nanori
  • いの

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いのしし 78.4%
チョ 10.7%
いの 7.7%
3.2%

Character Breakdown

boar
いのしし チョ いの (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
dog(犬) variant
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld) ②inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
wild boar ②infant wild boar ③pig
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them
heart symbol (to ward off evil spirits)
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References

Unicode hex code 732A
JIS X 0208 1-35-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2889
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3585
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 536
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 652
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 392
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 489
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1262
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1352
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1306
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1966
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20511P
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2155
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1270
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g8.1
Four corner code 4426.0