狩人かりゅうど

also: かりうど · りょうじん · さつひと

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

General term for a person who hunts animals, either professionally or as a hobby. Can also be used metaphorically.

狩人かりゅうどになるto become a hunter
彼かれは山やま奥おくで暮くらす狩人かりゅうどになった。
He became a hunter living deep in the mountains.
狩人かりゅうどが〈動物どうぶつ〉〉を狩かるa hunter hunts an animal
狩人かりゅうどが森もりで鹿しかを狩かった。
The hunter hunted a deer in the forest.
腕うでのいい狩人かりゅうどa skilled hunter
彼かれは村むらで一いち番ばん腕うでのいい狩人かりゅうどだった。
He was the most skilled hunter in the village.

猟りょう師し
猟師 is the everyday, practical term for someone who hunts as a job or livelihood, while 狩人 has an old-fashioned, literary or legendary flavor.
ハンター
ハンター is a modern loanword used casually (including figuratively, like 'job hunter'), whereas 狩人 sounds traditional and is rarely used in such extended senses.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

狩人Usage81%
- かりゅうど
  Standard kanji spelling with the most common reading.
- かりうど
  Historical or dialectal reading; かりゅうど is preferred in modern standard Japanese.
- かりびと
カリウドUsage8%
猟人Usage5%
- りょうじん
  Rare kanji form; 猟人 is occasionally seen but 狩人 is far more common.
- さつひと
  Very rare reading; may appear in historical or literary contexts.
- かりうど
- かりびと
- かりゅうど
かりゅうどUsage5%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
かりうどUsage2%
かりびと
さつひと
りょうじん

Developed from 狩り人（かりびと）, “hunting person,” through historical contraction and sound change to かりうど.