noun
Archaic term for whaling, now replaced by 捕鯨 (ほげい). Found in historical texts and classical literature.
古い文献には「いさなとり」という言葉が捕鯨を指して使われている。
In old documents, the word 'isanatori' is used to refer to whaling.
Modern standard term for whaling, while 鯨取り is archaic and literary.
Compound of 鯨 (いさな, archaic word for whale) and 取り (とり, taking). The exact origin of いさな is uncertain, but it appears in classical Japanese.