How to say "hunting" in Japanese

• 狩りかりCommon
  noun, noun (suffix)The everyday word for hunting animals, and for a hunt or outing; in ordinary conversation this is usually the word you want.
  男おとこたちはライオン狩かりに出でかけた。↗

  The men went hunting for lions.
• 狩猟しゅりょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThe formal term for hunting as an activity, typical of official, legal, and written contexts such as regulations and permits; in casual speech 狩り sounds more natural.
  こうした熊くま独特どくとくの特徴とくちょうが、熊くまが動うごかずに狩猟しゅりょうすること（アザラシの呼吸こきゅう孔こうの脇わきでじっと動うごかず、アザラシが海面かいめんに上あがってくるのを待まつ）を好このむ説明せつめいになっている。↗

  These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
• ハンティングCommon
  nounThe loanword from English, used for hunting especially as a sport or leisure pursuit; it carries a modern, Western flavor compared with the native words.
• 猟りょうCommon
  nounA terse word for hunting, also covering the shooting of game; on its own it can sound literary or stiff, and in everyday speech 狩り is usually the word you want.
  鹿しかは昔むかし猟りょうの獲物えものの主しゅたるものだった。↗

  Deer were once the main game.

In everyday speech, use 「狩り」 for hunting; 狩猟 is the formal term for official and written contexts; 「ハンティング」 suits hunting as a modern sport or pastime; 猟 is a terser, more literary option, often seen in compounds.

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• 狩りかりhunting
• 狩猟しゅりょうhunting
• ハンティングhunting
• 猟りょうhunting
• 鹿狩りししがりhunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
• 遊猟ゆうりょうhunting
• 銃猟じゅうりょうshooting
• 獣ししhunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)