猟 (liè) - Hunt — to pursue and kill wild animals & to search for something diligently.

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liè ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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猟 · liè

Hunt — to pursue and kill wild animals for food or sport;

to search for something diligently.

Hunt — to pursue and kill wild animalsto search for something diligently.

Usage highlights

HuntingHunterHunting groundHunting dogHunting rifleHunting season

Synonyms

  • 狩り— hunting (more common modern term)
  • 狩猟— hunting (formal term)

Antonyms

  • 保護— protection, conservation
  • 飼育— breeding, raising animals

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He went hunting in the forest (森林猟).
  • The tribe relies on hunting for survival (生存猟).
  • She is hunting for a new job (仕事猟).
  • The hunting season begins in autumn (猟期).

Collocations

  • Hunting(猟)
  • Hunter(猟師)
  • Hunting ground(猟場)
  • Hunting dog(猟犬)
  • Hunting rifle(猟銃)
  • Hunting season(猟期)

Idioms

  • The hunter becomes the hunted(猟師が猟られる)
  • To hunt with a hawk(鷹で猟をする)
  • Hunting for treasure(宝猟)

Cultural background

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  • Historically important for subsistence in many cultures, particularly in mountainous and forested regions of Japan.
  • In modern Japanese, used metaphorically for searching or pursuing goals (e.g., job hunting).
  • Hunting has traditional ceremonial significance in some Ainu and rural Japanese communities.

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