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    猪

    猪いのしし

    wild boar

    KMT7News #11+1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    いのししイノシシ

    Noun

    1.
    wild boar, wild pig
    word usually written using kana alone

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    猪いのししは森もりに住をすんでいます。

    Wild boars live in the forest.

    KMT3AnimalsNature & Environment
    猪いのししは夜や行こう性せいで、夜よるに活かつ動どうすることが多おおいです。

    Wild boars are nocturnal and are often active at night.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    猪いのししの親おや子こが畑はたけを荒あらしていると、農のう家かの人ひとたちは困こまります。

    When a wild boar family damages fields, farmers have trouble.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    日に本ほんでは、猪いのしし肉にくは「ぼたん鍋なべ」として冬ふゆの味み覚かくとして親したしまれています。

    In Japan, wild boar meat is enjoyed as a winter delicacy known as "botan nabe."

    KMT7AnimalsFood & DiningCulture & Traditions
    昔むかし話ばなしでは、猪いのししはしばしば勇ゆう敢かんで力ちから強づよい動どう物ぶつとして描えがかれます。

    In old tales, wild boars are often depicted as brave and powerful animals.

    KMT8AnimalsCulture & TraditionsLiterature

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    猪
    い・いのしし…(2)
    boar
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