# 猟 — game hunting

猟 means “game hunting”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). Kun'yomi: かり (kari). You'll see it in words such as 猟 (ryou, “hunting; shooting”).

- Meaning: game hunting
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: かり (kari)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 3

## How to remember 猟

Parts: 犭 beast · ⺍ sparkle · 用 errand

## Words with 猟

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 猟 | りょう (ryou) | hunting; shooting |

## More in the “Animals 3” set

[獣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beast/) · [蛇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snake/) · [猿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monkey/) · [狩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hunt/) · [猟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-hunting/) · [羊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sheep/) · [豚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pig/) · [殻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shell/) · [鶏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chicken/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-hunting/. Last updated 2026-11-01.