Mnemonic
A ferocious beast has been terrorizing the villages. The king's most skilled guard volunteers to hunt it down. Armed with only a spear, the guard stalks the beast through moonlit woods, following its growls deeper and deeper into the forest until he corners it in a ravine.
Additional thoughts
Picture a lone guard creeping through dark trees, eyes locked on a massive beast's silhouette. Guard + Beast = organized pursuit, the essence of a hunt.Quick recall
The guard tracks the beast through the woods on the hunt.Details
The keyword for 狩 is hunt. This kanji refers to the act of hunting or pursuing wild animals, typically in a traditional or organized fashion. It encompasses various forms of hunting, from ancient aristocratic deer hunts to more general pursuits of game. The character conveys the idea of tracking and capturing animals in the wild, and by extension can also refer to any organized search or roundup.
- On'yomi
- しゅ
- Kun'yomi
- か.る、か.り、-が.り