果 物(くだもの)狩(が)り

くだものがり

noun

fruit picking (as a leisure outing)

1. fruit picking (as a leisure outing)

Visiting an orchard or farm to pick and eat fruit, a popular seasonal outing in Japan. 果物(くだもの) (fruit) + 狩(か)り (picking, gathering).

果物(くだもの)狩(が)りに行(い)く。

We're going fruit picking.

秋(あき)は果物(くだもの)狩(が)りの季節(きせつ)だ。

Autumn is the season for fruit picking.

家族(かぞく)で農園(のうえん)へ果物(くだもの)狩(が)りに出(で)かけた。

The family went out to an orchard for fruit picking.

果物(くだもの) (fruit) + 狩(か)り (gathering; the reading voices to がり in the compound). The 狩(か)り suffix is used broadly for gathering or viewing outings, not just hunting.

Related outings

いちご狩(が)り: strawberry picking
ぶどう狩(が)り: grape picking
潮干狩(しおひが)り: clam digging
紅葉狩(もみじが)り: autumn-leaf viewing

Related Words

Related: 潮干狩(しおひが)り (clam digging)

Related: 紅葉狩(もみじが)り (autumn-leaf viewing)

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