JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 猟: "game-hunting, shooting, game"
The kanji 猟 means "game-hunting, shooting, game, bag". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リョウ in on'yomi and かり, か.る 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)
リョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かりか.る
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 | game-hunting, shooting, game, bag |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1851 of 2,501 |
Common words with 猟
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 狩猟hunting
- 猟犬hound; hunting dog; gun dog
- 猟師hunter; huntsman
- 猟hunting; shooting · game; quarry
- 猟銃hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
- 猟奇的curiosity-seeking · bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
- 猟奇seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
- 猟奇殺人bizarre murder; grotesque murder
- 密猟者poacher
- 密猟poaching
- 猟場hunting grounds
- 渉猟ranging through (mountains, fields, etc., looking for something); roaming over; searching far and wide · reading extensively
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