狩り・狩・猟|かりkari[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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狩り狩り(かり) is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It combines kanji and kana and covers the senses in this entry.
狩狩 is a less common variant written entirely in kanji. You may encounter it as an alternative written form, but beginners should normally choose 狩り.
猟猟 is a rarely used form written entirely in kanji. You may encounter it, but beginners should choose the more common form 狩り instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix)hunting; hunt; shootingpronounced がり as a suffix
    The men went hunting for lions.
  2. noun (suffix)gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); viewing (e.g. autumn leaves)pronounced がり
  3. noun (suffix)hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists); witch-huntpronounced がり
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym狩猟しゅりょうWrittenWritten/formal: capturing wild animals with hunting gear; common in legal contexts. 「狩り」 is more colloquial and also covers picking and viewing, as in 「紅葉狩り」.
  • SynonymハンティングCasualColloquial loanword for hunting; can also mean a hunting cap. 「狩り」 is the native word and also covers picking or gathering.
  • Synonym猟りょうWrittenWritten single-character word for hunting, mostly in compounds like 「猟銃」; 「狩り」 is the more everyday choice.

Use 「狩り」 for hunting or for picking and viewing, as in 「いちご狩り」 and 「紅葉狩り」. For hunting in legal contexts use 「狩猟」; compounds about hunting usually take 「猟」, as in 「猟銃」; the loanword is 「ハンティング」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 銃じゅうや弓ゆみなどを使つかって、動物どうぶつを捕とらえること。
  2. 他ほかの語ごの後あとに付つけて、山やまや海うみで木の実このみ・きのこ・貝かいなどを取り集とりあつめたり、紅葉こうようなどを見みて楽たのしんだりすること。
  3. 犯人はんにんや反対はんたい者ものなどを探し出さがしだして捕つかまえること。
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