狩かる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

hunt (animals)

Used for hunting wild animals, birds, or fish. The kanji 狩る is standard; 猟る is also possible but rarer.

• 秋あきになると山やまで鹿しかを狩かる。

  In autumn, they hunt deer in the mountains.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

search for (a criminal); hunt down

Figurative extension: searching for a person, especially a criminal or fugitive, as if hunting. Often used in police or dramatic contexts.

• 警けい察さつは逃とう亡ぼう犯はんを狩かっている。

  The police are hunting for the escaped criminal.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

go looking for (flowers, etc.); gather (mushrooms); pick (berries)

Used for seeking out and collecting wild plants, mushrooms, berries, or flowers. Implies a purposeful outing, similar to foraging.

• 春はるになると山さん菜さいを狩かりに行いく。

  In spring, we go foraging for wild vegetables.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、よくキノコを狩かったものだ。

  When I was a child, I used to gather mushrooms often.