Boar (inoshishi)

Boar in Japanese is 猪 which is read inoshishi. The Japanese word inoshishi means "boar" and most commonly refers to the wild boar. With the right context inoshishi also refers to the "Year of the Boar". However, if you are looking for "Year of the Boar" as a stand-alone design and want no possible ambiguity then consider using Year of the Boar (inoshishidoshi).

Here we offer six different hand-brushed Boar Japanese tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Note that the fonts are different, but the characters and the meaning are all exactly the same. Also Japanese is commonly written vertically and horizontally and both have the same meaning. So order the font and layout that appeals to you because the characters and meaning are the same.

Translations You Can Trust: We want you to be as happy with the Japanese translation as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art. So we have made it easy to confirm the translation for yourself by simply clicking on Boar (inoshishi) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary.