| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 狩人 | かりゅうど |
Pronunciation: karyūdo
How to Say It Outloud: ka-ryuu-doh
Usage: Commonly used to refer to a hunter in a literal sense.
Example Sentence Japanese:
その狩人は山で鹿を狩っている。
その狩人は山で鹿を狩っている。Example Sentence English:The hunter is hunting deer in the mountains.
The hunter is hunting deer in the mountains.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ハンター | ハンター |
Pronunciation: hantā
How to Say It Outloud: han-tah
Usage: This is a loanword from English, used when specifically referring to a hunter in a modern or figurative sense.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は名高いハンターとして知られている。
彼は名高いハンターとして知られている。Example Sentence English:He is known as a famous hunter.
He is known as a famous hunter.Dictionary
猟師りょうし
Noun- hunter; huntsman
- Ryoushi
狩人かりゅうど
Noun- hunter
ハンターハンターCommon word
Noun- hunter
弋人よくじん
Noun- hunter; archer
山立ちやまだち
Noun- bandit; brigand
- hunter
- ancient hunting communities in Tōhoku
- Yamadachi
オリオン座オリオンざ
Noun- Orion (constellation); the Hunter
- Orion (constellation)
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さずきゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
狩人蜂かりゅうどばち
Noun- hunter wasp (i.e. potter wasp, sand wasp, etc.)
山猟やまさつ
Noun- mountain hunter
賞金稼ぎしょうきんかせぎ
Noun- bounty hunter; bounty hunting
外専がいせん
Noun- gaijin hunter; person who only dates (non-Asian) foreigners
利権屋りけんや
Noun- concession hunter; profiteer
トレジャーハンタートレジャーハンター
Noun- treasure hunter
- Treasure hunting
狐拳きつねけん
Noun- game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
ハンターキラーハンターキラー
Noun- hunter killer
狩りバチかりバチ
Noun- hunter wasp (i.e. potter wasp, sand wasp, etc.)
庄屋拳しょうやけん
Noun- shōya-ken; kitsune-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, played with hand gestures representing a fox, hunter and village headman
ウーマンハンターウーマンハンター
Noun- woman hunter
コメットハンターコメットハンター
Noun- comet hunter
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さずきゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさず
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
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