Japanese symbol for “hunting”
狩り
かり
Romaji: kari
hunting; hunt; shooting
In Japanese, hunting is 狩り, read かり (kari).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, n-suf hunting; hunt; shooting
- n-suf gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); viewing (e.g. autumn leaves)
- n-suf hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists); witch-hunt
Written forms: 狩り、狩、猟. Readings: かり、がり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hunting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狩猟 | しゅりょう shuryou | hunting |
| 猟 | りょう ryou | hunting; shooting |
| ハンティング | ハンティング hantingu | hunting |
| 獣 | しし shishi | hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.) |
| 銃猟 | じゅうりょう juuryou | shooting; hunting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狩猟 | しゅりょう shuryou | hunting |
| 狩人 | かりゅうど karyuudo | hunter |
| 潮干狩り | しおひがり shiohigari | clam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering |
| 狩場 | かりば kariba | hunting ground; hunting preserve |
| 狩る | かる karu | to hunt (animals) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hunting”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.