hunt

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 猟 has 11 strokes and concerns hunting or figurative searches through literature.
• Basic usage: 密猟 is read みつりょう, and 渉猟 is read しょうりょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Hunting and surveying literature
  • 密猟 means poaching, or illegal hunting. 密猟の跡 refers to signs left by that activity.
  • 文献を渉猟して occurs in the context of gathering material by reading widely.