小こ鷹たか狩がり

noun

falconry with small hawks or falcons

Refers specifically to hunting with small raptors such as sparrowhawks or kestrels, as opposed to larger birds like goshawks. A traditional practice in Japan.

See also: 小鷹

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには小こ鷹たか狩がりが武ぶ士しの間あいだで盛さかんに行おこなわれた。

  During the Edo period, falconry with small hawks was popular among samurai.

• 小こ鷹たか狩がりの技ぎ術じゅつは師し匠しょうから弟で子しへと受うけ継つがれた。

  The techniques of small-hawk falconry were passed down from master to apprentice.