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持

Fishing, Fishery

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

As an island nation, Japan has one of the world's largest fishing industries. The kanji 持 appears in words like 持愭 (fishing industry) and 持èˆč (fishing boat).

Memory Trick

Imagine a FISHERMAN casting a large NET into the sea before sunrise. Catching fish for a living is 持.

Readings

Onyomi: ゼョ (gyo), ăƒȘョォ (ryou)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

持愭
ぎょぎょう (gyogyou)
Fishing industry
持èˆč
ぎょせん (gyosen)
Fishing boat
æŒæžŻ
ぎょこう (gyokou)
Fishing port
æŒćž«
りょうし (ryoushi)
Fisherman

Example Sentence

こぼ æ‘ă§ăŻ æŒæ„­ăŒ 盛んです。

こぼ むらでは ぎょぎょうが さかんです。

kono mura de wa gyogyou ga sakan desu

Fishing is a major industry in this village.

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