密猟

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 密猟, read みつりょう, and it combines 密, meaning secretly, with 猟, meaning hunting.
• Basic usage: 密猟 is poaching, the unauthorized hunting or capture of wildlife in violation of laws or regulations.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Illegality rather than merely hunting in secret
  • Both examples use the form 密猟. The defining point is unlawful capture in breach of protections or rules, not simply that hunting happens out of sight.
• Patrols in a protected area and tracks in a forest
  • 保護区域での密猟を防ぐため、見回りが行われている。 — Patrols are conducted to prevent poaching in the protected area.
  • 物語の番人は森で密猟の跡を見つけた。 — The guardian in the story found signs of poaching in the forest.