Kanji 漁: fishing, fishery

Key takeaways

Kanji 漁: fishing, fishery. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

漁

Meaning

fishingfishery

On reading

ギョリョウ

Kun reading

あさ.る

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 漁

fishing, fishery

Kanji structure breakdown

漁

Structure breakdown

氵 + 魚

Mnemonic story

The act of catching fish (魚) in the water (氵) represents fishing (漁). You can easily remember this character by thinking of words related to the fishing industry or fishery.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ギョ

漁船ぎょせん
fishing boat
漁村ぎょそん
fishing village
漁業ぎょぎょう
fishing industry
漁師りょうし
fisherman

Commonly used words

漁船
ぎょせん
fishing boat
漁村
ぎょそん
fishing village
漁業
ぎょぎょう
fishing industry
漁師
りょうし
fisherman

Example sentences

Example 1

漁船が海に出ています。

Translation

A fishing boat is out at sea.

Example 2

漁船で新しい道具を使います。

Translation

They use new tools on the fishing boat.

Example 3

漁村で新鮮な魚を買いました。

Translation

I bought fresh fish in the fishing village.

Example 4

その漁村は海がとてもきれいです。

Translation

The fishing village has a very beautiful sea.

Kanji 漁: fishing, fishery

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

漁船 (ぎょせん): meaning and examples

漁村 (ぎょそん): meaning and examples

漁業 (ぎょぎょう): meaning and examples

漁師 (りょうし): meaning and examples