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game-hunting
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingリョウ
Kun readingかり、か.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. game-hunting
    象は猟師に殺された。The elephant was killed by the hunter.tatoeba
    狩猟者はあらゆる動きに気をくばっていた。The hunter was alert to every sound and movement.tatoeba
  2. shooting
  3. game
    鹿は昔猟の獲物の主たるものだった。Deer were once the main game.tatoeba
  4. bag
  5. game huntingRtK
  1. hunting
  2. quarry

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · anemometer · owl · wind (風) · cornstalk

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2090

Compound words

狩猟しゅりょう
hunting
密猟みつりょう
poaching
猟犬りょうけん
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
猟師りょうし
hunter; huntsman
猟銃りょうじゅう
hunting gun; sportsgun
鴨猟かもりょう
duck hunting
禁猟きんりょう
prohibition of hunting
出猟しゅつりょう
going hunting
猟るかる
to hunt (animals)
猟人かりゅうど
hunter
罠猟わなりょう
animal trapping
狩猟期しゅりょうき
hunting season
密猟者みつりょうしゃ
poacher

Additional Examples

狩猟者たちは山を越えてシカの跡を追った。
The hunters trailed the deer over the mountain.tatoeba
若者の間で狩猟用ブーツがはやった。
It became popular among young people to wear hunting boots.tatoeba

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