狩(か)り

かり
noun / suffix
hunting, gathering
1. hunting
The activity of pursuing and capturing wild animals.
狩(か)りに行(い)く。
To go hunting.
鹿(しか)狩(が)りの季節(きせつ)。
Deer hunting season.
父(ちち)は若(わか)いころ、よく狩(か)りに出(で)かけていた。
My father used to often go hunting when he was young.
2. (suffix) gathering, hunting for
Used as a suffix for gathering activities.
紅葉(もみじ)狩(が)りを楽(たの)しむ。
To enjoy autumn leaf viewing.
[Note: 狩り becomes がり as suffix]
きのこ狩(が)り。
Mushroom gathering.
秋(あき)になると、家族(かぞく)でいちご狩(が)りやぶどう狩(が)りに行(い)くのが恒例(こうれい)だ。
When autumn comes, it's our family tradition to go strawberry picking or grape picking.

狩(か)り means hunting or gathering.

AS HUNTING:

AS GATHERING (suffix がり):

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Related: 狩猟(しゅりょう) (hunting (formal))
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Added 2026.1.11 16:05 · Revised 2026.5.22 4:34
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