Question

漁 あさ.る 漁業(ぎょぎょう): fishing (industry)漁船(ぎょせん): fishing boat漁師(りょうし): fisherman漁村(ぎょそん): fishing village 4 水: water魚: fish 水 4 (none) fishing If you are confusing this with angling like me, take fishing to mean not the act of catching a fish but the act of being a fish not living but fishing (i.e. in the water).

Accepted Answer

ギョ、リョウ fishing, fishery 2 1094 14 85 みず・したみず・さんずい 形声 Phonetic You need WATER and FISH for fishing.

Kanji	漁
Onyomi	ギョ、リョウ
Kunyomi	あさ.る
English	fishing, fishery
Examples	漁業(ぎょぎょう): fishing (industry) 漁船(ぎょせん): fishing boat 漁師(りょうし): fisherman 漁村(ぎょそん): fishing village
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	4
Frequency	1094
Components	水: water 魚: fish
Number of Strokes	14
Kanji Radical	水
Radical Number	85
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	fishing
Koohii Story 1	You need WATER and FISH for fishing.
Koohii Story 2	If you are confusing this with angling like me, take fishing to mean not the act of catching a fish but the act of being a fish not living but fishing (i.e. in the water).

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