noun
hunting ground
Archaic term for a hunting ground; not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.
古い文献には、貴族がかりくらで鷹狩りを楽しんだと記されている。
Old documents record that nobles enjoyed falconry at the hunting ground.
noun
hunting contest
Archaic term for a hunting competition; also historical.
その村では年に一度、かりくらが開かれ、多くの獲物を競ったという。
It is said that once a year a hunting contest was held in that village, competing for the most game.
Rare kanji spelling; the word is archaic and mostly found in historical contexts.
Variant kanji spelling, also rare.
Variant kanji spelling, also rare.
Compound of 狩り (kari, 'hunting') and くら (kura), possibly related to 座 (kura, 'seat' or 'place') or 倉 (kura, 'storehouse'), but the exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 競, 倉, and 座 are likely ateji.