猟|りょうryou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhunting; shooting
   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.
2. noungame; quarry

• SynonymハンティングNeutralLoanword for hunting with a Western, leisurely feel; also in compounds like 「トレジャーハンティング」.
• Synonym狩猟しゅりょうNeutralThe formal, legal term for taking wild animals with hunting gear, as in 「狩猟免許」; 「猟」 alone mostly serves to form compounds.
• Synonym狩りかりNeutralNative word for hunting that also covers gathering and viewing, as in 「いちご狩り」「紅葉狩り」; broader in range than 「猟」.
• Related遊猟ゆうりょうWrittenA written word for hunting done for pleasure; it stresses recreation rather than making a living.

For hunting wild animals, 「猟」 mostly forms compounds like 「猟師」「猟銃」「猟期」. Say 「狩猟」 in formal or legal contexts, 「狩り」 in everyday speech (also picking and viewing), 「ハンティング」 for a Western, leisurely feel, and 「遊猟」 in writing for hunting as pleasure.

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1. （リョウ）野生やせいの動物どうぶつをとらえること、狩かり。