hunt

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 狩 has 9 strokes and appears in names of hunting and gathering activities.
• Basic usage: 狩る is read かる, and 潮干狩り is read しおひがり.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Hunting and gathering shellfish
  • In 動物を狩る, animals are the object of the hunt. The example with 許可なく prohibits hunting without permission.
  • 潮干狩り means gathering shellfish at the beach.
  • Its final 狩り is read がり.