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猟

game-hunting, shooting, game, bag

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • リョウ

Kun'yomi

  • かり
  • か.る

Meaning

猟 centers on the act of pursuing and capturing wild animals: hunting, shooting game, and by extension the game or bag obtained from the hunt.

Most common words using 猟

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  • 狩猟しゅりょう

    hunting

  • 猟りょう
    N1

    hunting; shooting

  • 猟奇りょうき

    seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)

  • 猟師りょうし

    hunter; huntsman

  • 猟犬りょうけん

    hound; hunting dog; gun dog

  • 密猟みつりょう

    poaching

  • 猟銃りょうじゅう

    hunting gun; sportsgun

  • 猟場りょうば

    hunting grounds

  • わな猟わなりょう

    animal trapping; hunting with traps

  • 不猟ふりょう

    poor bag (hunting)

  • 休猟きゅうりょう

    suspension of hunting

  • 出猟しゅつりょう

    going hunting

  • 大猟たいりょう

    good bag (hunting)

  • 大猟獣だいりょうじゅう

    big game

  • 密猟者みつりょうしゃ

    poacher

  • 山猟やまさつ

    mountain hunter

  • 採集狩猟民さいしゅうしゅりょうみん

    hunter-gatherer people

  • 渉猟しょうりょう

    ranging through (mountains, fields, etc., looking for something); roaming over; searching far and wide

  • 漁猟ぎょりょう

    fishing and hunting

  • 狩猟免許しゅりょうめんきょ

    hunting license; hunting licence

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Study

Etymology

猟 is the modern simplified form of 獵. The older form combines 犭 (dog/beast) with 巤, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of hunting with dogs. The modern right side 鼡 is a simplification.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 犭 suggests a beast or hunting dog. The right side 鼡 looks a bit like a creature with a head and legs. Picture a hunting dog chasing game through the brush.

Reading mnemonic

For リョウ, imagine a hunter shouting 'Leo!' to his dog as they chase game: Leo -> リョウ, and the dog helps with the hunt.