狩る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 狩る(かる) is a transitive verb meaning to hunt animals.
• Basic usage: In 鹿を狩る, を marks the animal being hunted.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Conjugation
  • 狩る is a godan verb: its negative form is 狩らない and its past form is 狩った.
• The homophone 刈る
  • 刈る is also read かる, but means cutting or trimming things such as grass or hair.