猟
game-hunting, shooting, game, bag
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
20 of 55- 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
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.