狩猟|しゅりょうshuryou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbhunting
    These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
Conjugation
Dictionary form狩猟する(しゅりょうする)
Polite (masu)狩猟します(しゅりょうします)
Negative (nai)狩猟しない(しゅりょうしない)
polite (masen)狩猟しません(しゅりょうしません)
classical zu / nu狩猟せず・狩猟せぬ(しゅりょうせず・しゅりょうせぬ)
Past (ta)狩猟した(しゅりょうした)
polite (mashita)狩猟しました(しゅりょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)狩猟しなかった(しゅりょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)狩猟しませんでした(しゅりょうしませんでした)
Te form狩猟して(しゅりょうして)
Potential狩猟できる(しゅりょうできる)
Passive狩猟される(しゅりょうされる)
Causative狩猟させる(しゅりょうさせる)
Causative passive狩猟させられる(しゅりょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)狩猟すれば(しゅりょうすれば)
tara狩猟したら(しゅりょうしたら)
Volitional狩猟しよう(しゅりょうしよう)
polite (mashou)狩猟しましょう(しゅりょうしましょう)
Imperative狩猟しろ(しゅりょうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym狩りかりNeutralA native noun for hunting, but also for gathering and viewing, as in 「紅葉狩り」; 「狩猟」 covers only taking wild animals.
  • Synonym猟りょうWrittenThe same word as above, also written 「猟」, with the same hunting sense; it also works as a suffix, as in 「いちご狩り」 and 「潮干狩り」.
  • SynonymハンティングNeutralA loanword for hunting, also a hunting cap; mostly seen in compounds.
  • Synonym狩るかるNeutralA verb: to hunt, and also to hunt down criminals, look for flowers, or gather mushrooms. 「狩猟」 is a noun with a legal, formal flavor.
  • Synonym猟するWrittenA written, formal way to say 'to hunt', but not an established phrase and rarely used; say 「狩りをする」 instead.

Use 「狩猟」 for hunting in legal or institutional contexts, as in 「狩猟免許」. For everyday talk of hunting, gathering, or leaf-viewing, say 「狩り」, with the verb 「狩る」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 野生やせい動物どうぶつを猟具りょうぐを使つかって捕獲ほかくすること。
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