1.
prey; quarry
an animal hunted or caught by another animal or a hunter
猫が獲物を狙っている。
The cat is stalking its prey.
鷹は空から獲物を探す。
Hawks search for prey from the sky.
ライオンは獲物を追いかけて捕まえた。
The lion chased and caught its prey.
2.
catch; haul
something obtained through hunting or fishing
今日の釣りの獲物は鯛だった。
Today's fishing catch was a sea bream.
狩りで大きな獲物を仕留めた。
I bagged a big catch on the hunt.
ハンターは獲物を持ち帰った。
The hunter brought back his catch.
USAGE:
獲物 can refer to both living prey being hunted and the caught/killed result of hunting or fishing.
RELATED VOCABULARY:
- 狩り - hunting
- 獲得 - acquisition, obtaining
- 餌 - bait, feed
- 捕食 - predation
- 捕食者 - predator
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 獲物を狙う - to stalk prey
- 獲物を捕まえる - to catch prey
- 獲物を仕留める - to bag game