狩り
kari[ka̠ɾʲi]
Hunting in Japanese is 狩り (kari).
狩り is a noun used to describe the activity of chasing and killing animals for sport or to use their parts. You can specify the type of hunting by placing the name of an animal before 狩り, such as 鹿狩り (deer hunting).
Meaning: chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts (noun)
Which one should you use?
While 狩り is the standard term, 狩猟 is a formal way to denote the activity of hunting animals. Additionally, the character 猟 (ryō) acts as a more technical or specific term, frequently appearing in compound words like 猟師 (hunter).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun 狩り is often used with the verb 行く (to go) to express the activity of going hunting, forming the phrase 狩りに行く.
How do you pronounce it?
kari
Did you know?
- The word 狩り is used in 株狩り to describe the act of aggressively selling off stocks in the financial market.
- The word 狩り is sometimes used in names of festivals or seasonal events that involve gathering seasonal foods, not just chasing animals.
- In Japanese pop culture, the term 狩り is used in お宝狩り to mean 'treasure hunting', though it refers to searching for rare items rather than killing animals.
Examples in context
- 彼は森へ狩りに行った。He went hunting in the woods.This sentence shows how to use 狩り with the verb 'to go'.Tatoeba #103736 by bunbuku, translation #299957 by CK
- 余暇には鹿狩りをしています。I go hunting in my leisure time.This sentence demonstrates how to specify the animal being hunted using the '〇〇狩り' structure.Tatoeba #751035 by arihato, translation #794761 by hrin
- トムとメアリーは狩りに行ったよ。Tom and Mary went hunting.Tatoeba #8699448 by small_snow, translation #8364529 by Hybrid
- 私は狩猟に興味があります。I am interested in hunting.
- 昨日、猟に行ってきたんだ。I went hunting yesterday.
- 東北ではがんぎが盛んに行われています。Hunting is actively practiced in the Tohoku region.
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Example conversation
Siblings are talking about their grandfather's hobbies.
- 陽葵 Himariおじいちゃんは今、何をしているの？Ojiichan wa ima, nani o shite iru no?What is Grandpa doing now?
- 陽太 Yota山へ狩りに出かけたよ。Yama e kari ni dekaketa yo.He went to the mountains for hunting.
- 陽葵 Himari狩りは危なくないかな？Kari wa abunaku nai kana?Isn't hunting dangerous?
- 陽太 Yota大丈夫だよ。もう慣れているから。Daijōbu da yo. Mō narete iru kara.It's okay. He is used to it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 狩り, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
