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æŒ
Fishing, Fishery
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
As an island nation, Japan has one of the world's largest fishing industries. The kanji æŒ appears in words like æŒæ„ (fishing industry) and æŒèč (fishing boat).
Memory Trick
Imagine a FISHERMAN casting a large NET into the sea before sunrise. Catching fish for a living is æŒ.
Readings
Onyomi: ăźă§ (gyo), ăȘă§ăŠ (ryou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
æŒæ„
ăăăăă (gyogyou)
Fishing industry
æŒèč
ăăăă (gyosen)
Fishing boat
æŒæžŻ
ăăăă (gyokou)
Fishing port
æŒćž«
ăăăă (ryoushi)
Fisherman
Example Sentence
ăăź æă§ăŻ æŒæ„ă çăă§ăă
ăăź ăăă§ăŻ ăăăăăă ăăăă§ăă
kono mura de wa gyogyou ga sakan desu
Fishing is a major industry in this village.