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Kanji Detail for 狩 - "to hunt"

狩

  • Meaning

    狩 means "to hunt." Also associated with fief, to seek.

    1. Hunt - Hunting; to chase and capture birds and beasts. Example

    2. Fief - Territory governed by feudal lords under imperial command.

    3. To seek - To search for.

  • Words using 狩

    • 狩猟 しゅりょう Listen hunting
    • 狩場 かりば Listen hunting ground; hunting preserve

  • Tattoo check: 狩

    • Verified meaning: to hunt
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かり)
    • Also carries these associations: fief, to seek

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 狩

    Surnames 狩(かり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hunt; raid; gather

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    winter hunting; imperial tour

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hunt; to go hunting (as winter sport in former times); hunting dog; imperial tour

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    winter hunting; a hunting dog; an imperial tour

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Winter hunting is called 狩. Seen in (Zuo Zhuan). | 巡狩. The emperor touring the territories of feudal lords. Seen in (Mencius).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ga.ri(が-り) が-り

    ka.ru(か-る) か-る

    kari(かり) かり

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to hunt fief to seek searching hunting chase prey pursue game stalk trap catch track gather forage

Sentences including 狩

  • He likes to hunt.

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