What does ~狩り mean?
~狩り is a Japanese suffix meaning “picking” or “gathering (suffix)” in English. It can also be translated as “viewing (autumn leaves)” depending on context. It is written as ~狩り in kanji, ~がり in hiragana, and ~gari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
NoteSuffix for going out to pick fruit or see autumn leaves (いちご狩り = strawberry picking, 紅葉狩り = going to see the autumn leaves). Read がり.
Example sentences
週末、家族でいちご狩りに行きました。
We went strawberry picking as a family at the weekend.
秋になると、京都へ紅葉狩りに出かける人が多い。
In autumn, lots of people head to Kyoto to see the autumn leaves.