狩猟(しゅりょう)

しゅりょう
noun, verb-suru
hunting, game hunting
1. hunting, game hunting
The activity of pursuing and killing wild animals for food, sport, or population control. In Japan, hunting is regulated by license and limited to specific seasons and areas.
狩猟(しゅりょう)の季節(きせつ)が始(はじ)まった。
The hunting season has begun.
狩猟(しゅりょう)免許(めんきょ)を取得(しゅとく)するには試験(しけん)に合格(ごうかく)しなければならない。
You must pass an exam to obtain a hunting license.
古代(こだい)の人々(ひとびと)は狩猟(しゅりょう)と採集(さいしゅう)で生活(せいかつ)していた。
Ancient people lived by hunting and gathering.

USAGE:
Functions as a noun and suru-verb (狩猟(しゅりょう)する). In Japan, 狩猟(しゅりょう) requires a license (狩猟(しゅりょう)免許(めんきょ)) and is restricted to designated seasons (狩猟(しゅりょう)期間(きかん)). Young hunters have been declining, leading to wildlife management issues with deer and boar populations.

Compared to the more casual 狩(か)り (hunting), 狩猟(しゅりょう) is the formal term used in legal and academic contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 狩猟(しゅりょう)免許(めんきょ): hunting license
  • 狩猟(しゅりょう)期間(きかん): hunting season
  • 狩猟(しゅりょう)採集(さいしゅう): hunting and gathering
  • 狩猟(しゅりょう)民族(みんぞく): hunting people/tribe
  • 狩猟(しゅりょう)禁止(きんし): hunting ban
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