JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 狩: "hunt, raid, gather"
The kanji 狩 means "hunt, raid, gather". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュ in on'yomi and か.る, か.り, -が.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.るか.り-が.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hunt, raid, gather |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1785 of 2,501 |
Common words with 狩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 狩りhunting; hunt; shooting · gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); viewing (e.g. autumn leaves)
- 狩るto hunt (animals) · to search (for a criminal)
- 狩猟hunting
- 狩人hunter
- 狩りに行くto go hunting
- 狩場hunting ground; hunting preserve
- 魔女狩りwitch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft) · witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
- 山狩りmountain hunt · combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
- 狩衣kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards · patterned kariginu (Edo period)
- 鷹狩りfalconry
- 潮干狩りclam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering
- 紅葉狩りautumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
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