漁
漁 - 1. to fish; to catch fish or shellfish E.g.: 漁業 (fishery, fishing industry), 大漁 (big catch, abundant catch) 2. to seek greedily; to lust after E.g.: 漁色 (womanizing, pursuit of women)
漁 (あさ.る) — to fish; to catch fish or shellfish<br>E. to seek greedily; to lust after<br>E.
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Kunyomi
あさ.る
Onyomi
ギョ;リョウ
Strokes
14
JLPT
N2
Frequency 
#1094/2500
Composition
魚 氵
Meaning
- to fish; to catch fish or shellfish
E. to seek greedily; to lust after
E.
Tip
- if fish (魚) are…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
あさ.る
Onyomi
ギョ
Example
漁夫
の
利
Two dogs fight for bone, and the third runs away with it.
漁火
が
島影
に
瞬
く
。
A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.
漁火
が
島影
に
瞬
く
。
Fires for luring fish at night flicker on the silhouette of an island.
漁夫
の
利
を
占
める
。
A third party makes off with the profits.
漁師
は
釣
り
糸
を
水中
に
投
げた
。
The fisherman cast his line into the water.
漁夫
の
利
を
占
めるつもりはない
。
I have no intention of fishing in troubled waters.
漁師
は
強
い
出
しを
警戒
して
港
に
船
を
留
めた
。
The fisherman kept his boat in the harbor, wary of the strong offshore wind.
漁師
は
釣
り
上
げた
魚
の
大
きさをおおげさにいった
。
The fisherman exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught.
鮎漁
の
解禁日
に
合
わせて
漁
が
始
まることが
多
い
。
Fishing often starts to go with the start of the Ayu season.
鮎漁
の
解禁日
に
合
わせて
漁
が
始
まることが
多
い
。
Fishing often starts to go with the start of the Ayu season.
鮎漁
が
解禁
になった
。
The ayu season has opened.
その
漁師達
は
網
を
海
に
投
げた
。
The fishermen cast their nets into the sea.
