狩人(かりゅうど)

かりゅうど
noun
hunter
occupationperson
1. hunter
A person who hunts wild animals for a living. A literary or old-fashioned word, seen in folk tales, novels and song lyrics; also read かりうど.
狩人(かりゅうど)が森(もり)に入(はい)った。
The hunter went into the forest.
昔話(むかしばなし)には狩人(かりゅうど)がよく登場(とうじょう)する。
Hunters often appear in old folk tales.
狩人(かりゅうど)は雪(ゆき)の上(うえ)の足跡(あしあと)をたどって、鹿(しか)の群(む)れを追(お)いかけた。
Following the footprints in the snow, the hunter tracked the herd of deer.

Also read かりうど. In everyday modern Japanese, a hunter is usually 猟師(りょうし) or ハンター; 狩人(かりゅうど) has an old-fashioned, storybook feel.

Similar words

  • 猟師(りょうし): hunter (the ordinary word for someone who hunts for a living)
  • ハンター: hunter; also used figuratively, as in a bargain hunter
  • 狩(か)り: hunting

Related Words

Compare: 猟師(りょうし) (hunter)
Compare: 狩(か)り (hunting)
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