Word Meaning 狩る

かる karu

狩る is read as かる (karu) and means to hunt (animals).

Meaning

English

to hunt (animals)
to search (for a criminal)
to go looking for (flowers, etc.)
to gather (mushrooms)
to pick (berries)

Reading

Kana

かる

Romaji

karu

Writing Variants

猟るかる karu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 139839 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

狩人

かりうど

hunter

狩猟

しゅりょう

hunting

狩

かり

hunting

狩場

かりば

hunting ground

狩野派

かのうは

Kanō school (of Japanese painting)

狩り小屋

かりごや

hunting lodge

狩猟採集民

しゅりょうさいしゅうみん

hunters and gatherers

狩子

かりこ

beater (on a hunt)

狩りに行く

かりにいく

to go hunting

潮干狩り

しおひがり

shell gathering (at low tide)

魔女狩り

まじょがり

witch hunt

暴力団狩り

ぼうりょくだんがり

roundup of gangsters

Example Sentences

彼は好機を狩るように仕事を選ぶ。

かれはこうきをかるようにしごとをえらぶ。

He chooses jobs as if he were hunting for good opportunities.

警察は逃げた犯人を狩るように追っている。

けいさつはにげたはんにんをかるようにおっている。

The police are chasing the escaped criminal as if hunting him down.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 6 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

緋扇かるら Hiougi Karura