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On’yomiりょう・れふ
Kun’yomiかり・か.る
MeaningsHunt, Field Sports
18 strokes Radical dog
書き順 · Stroke order

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 獵

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 獵

Radical 94 of 214
Dog

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 獵 is filed under (dog) — radical number 94 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 獵

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

獵犬 リョーケン hound, hunting dog, gun dog
獵ッ カッ to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.), to gathe
渉獵ッ アサッ to fish; to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look throug

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 獵

What does the kanji 獵 mean?

獵 means Hunt, Field Sports.

How do you read the kanji 獵?

獵 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) りょう、れふ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) かり、か.る.

How many strokes does 獵 have?

獵 is written with 18 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 獵?

The radical of 獵 is 犬 (dog), radical number 94 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What words use the kanji 獵?

Common words written with 獵 include 獵犬 (リョーケン, hound, hunting dog, gun dog); 獵ッ (カッ, to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.), to gathe); 渉獵ッ (アサッ, to fish; to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look throug).

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