also: がり
noun, noun, used as a suffix
As a standalone noun, read かり and means hunting animals or game. As a suffix, it is normally read がり, as in 鷹狩り for falconry.
祖父は若いころ、よく山へ狩りに出た。
When my grandfather was young, he often went into the mountains to hunt.
鷹狩りは昔の武士や貴族にも親しまれた。
noun, used as a suffix
picking; gathering; viewing autumn leaves
Only with reading がり
Suffix read がり after the thing sought or enjoyed: fruit picking, mushroom gathering, shellfish gathering, or scenic viewing such as 紅葉狩り.
週末に家族でいちご狩りに行った。
We went strawberry picking as a family over the weekend.
秋になると、山へ紅葉狩りに出かける人が増える。
In autumn, more people go into the mountains to view the fall leaves.
noun, used as a suffix
hunt for people; roundup; witch-hunt
Only with reading がり
Suffix read がり in compounds referring to hunting down, rounding up, or persecuting people, often with a negative or political tone, as in 赤狩り and 魔女狩り.
冷戦期のアメリカでは赤狩りが問題になった。
In Cold War-era America, the Red Scare became a major issue.
根拠のない魔女狩りのような非難はやめるべきだ。
Baseless accusations like a witch-hunt should stop.
Falconry was also enjoyed by warriors and nobles in the past.
Search aid for the suffix reading in compounds such as 鷹狩り, いちご狩り, 紅葉狩り, and 魔女狩り; がり is not normally used as an independent word.
Okurigana-less spelling found especially in compounds, titles, or compact writing; 狩り is the safer ordinary spelling for the standalone noun.
Kana search form for the suffix pronunciation がり, reflecting the search-only reading.
Rare kanji form; 猟 is more commonly read りょう in ordinary modern vocabulary.
A more formal or technical noun for hunting as an activity; unlike 狩り, it is not used as a suffix for fruit picking or leaf viewing.
Means collecting or gathering plants, insects, shells, and similar things; it lacks the hunting or pursuit nuance of 狩り.
Used for picking by hand, especially with leaves, flowers, or fruit; 狩り is the suffix used in leisure-event names such as いちご狩り.
狩り is the nominal form of the verb 狩る, 'to hunt.' In compounds used as a suffix, the initial か often voices to が by rendaku, producing forms such as いちご狩り and 魔女狩り.