釣 – angling, fish, catch

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1542 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 釣 means angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つ.る、つ.り、つ.り- (tsuru, tsuri, tsuri). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	つ.る	tsuru
Kun’yomi	つ.り	tsuri
Kun’yomi	つ.り-	tsuri

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: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 金・丶・勹.

Words using 釣

釣るつるto fish釣つりfishing釣り合うつりあうto balance釣り鐘つりがねtemple bell

Example sentences

私は昨日大きな魚を釣った。

I caught a big fish yesterday.

Tatoeba #156744

あなたは釣りに行きたがっている。

You are dying to go fishing.

Tatoeba #231718

仕事の量と賃金が釣り合っていない。

The amount of work and the pay are not balanced.

Tatoeba #169125

Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄鈴銭銃鋼鎖鉱鑑銘鋭銅鏡

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