狩る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 狩る | 狩らない |
| Polite | 狩ります | 狩りません |
| Past polite | 狩りました | 狩りませんでした |
| Past | 狩った | 狩らなかった |
| Te-form | 狩って | 狩らないで |
| Desire | 狩りたい | 狩りたくない |
| Potential | 狩れる | 狩れない |
| Passive | 狩られる | 狩られない |
| Causative | 狩らせる | 狩らせない |
| Causative passive | 狩らせられるalso 狩らされる | 狩らせられないalso 狩らされない |
| Volitional | 狩ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 狩りましょう | |
| Imperative | 狩れ | 狩るな |
| Conditional | 狩れば | 狩らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 狩ったら | 狩らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used for hunting wild animals, birds, or fish. The kanji 狩る is standard; 猟る is also possible but rarer.
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.
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.
In spring, we go foraging for wild vegetables.
When I was a child, I used to gather mushrooms often.
The hunter hunted a deer in the mountains.
The police are hunting down the fugitive.
In autumn, everyone goes to the mountains to gather mushrooms.
falconry; hawking
communist witch-hunt; red-baiting; red scare
rabbit hunting
mountain hunt; hunting in the mountains · combing the mountains; mountain search
surround hunt; battue
cherry blossom viewing trip; going to see cherry blossoms
pear picking; harvesting pears
bear hunting
beater (on a hunt)
tiger hunting; tiger hunt
firefly watching · firefly catching
headhunting