猟
猟 — Game-hunting
game-hunting, shooting, game, bag
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomiかり (kari)
Kun’yomiかる (karu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 猟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狩猟 | しゅりょう shuryou | hunting |
| 密猟 | みつりょう mitsuryou | poaching |
| 猟 | りょう ryou | hunting; shooting; game |
| 猟銃 | りょうじゅう ryoujuu | hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle) |
| 猟犬 | りょうけん ryouken | hound; hunting dog; gun dog |
| 猟師 | りょうし ryoushi | hunter; huntsman |
Study notes
猟 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1851 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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