漁 – fishing, fishery

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The kanji 漁 means fishing, fishery. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ギョ、リョウ (gyo, ryou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あさ.る (asaru). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ギョ	gyo
On’yomi	リョウ	ryou
Kun’yomi	あさ.る	asaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 魚・汁・田・杰.

Words using 漁

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

Example sentences

その島には漁業を営む人たちが住んでいた。

The island was inhabited by a fishing people.

Tatoeba #207505

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.

Tatoeba #182133

海岸から約１マイル沖に漁船が見えた。

I saw a fishing boat about a mile off the shore.

Tatoeba #185050

Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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