Kanji

釣

釣

angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つる, つり, つり-

Nanori (Name Reading)

つり, つる

Common Readings

チョウ, つ…る

Example sentences

釣る つる
週末に、父と一緒に海で大きな魚を釣りました。

I caught a big fish in the sea with my father over the weekend.

鮎 あゆ
川で鮎を釣った

I caught an ayu fish in the river.

釣り つり
週末は湖に釣りに行く。

I go fishing at the lake on weekends.

親父 おやじ
うちの親父は、若い頃から釣りが趣味だ。

My father's hobby has been fishing since he was young.

釣り合う つりあう
需要と供給が釣り合っている。

Supply and demand are in balance.

不釣り合い ふつりあい
彼らは不釣り合いなカップルに見える。

They look like an ill-matched couple.

釣り上げる つりあげる
漁師は大きなマグロを見事に釣り上げた。

The fisherman successfully caught a big tuna.

ナマズ なまず
彼は大きなナマズを釣り上げた。

He caught a big catfish.

お釣り おつり
レジでお釣りを受け取るのを忘れた。

I forgot to get my change at the register.

Example Vocabulary

釣る

つる

to fish; to catch; to lure

釣り

つり

fishing; change (money); bait (internet)

釣り合う

つりあう

to balance; to be in proportion; to suit; to match

不釣り合い

ふつりあい

imbalance; disproportion; ill-matched; out of place

釣り上げる

つりあげる

to catch (a fish); to pull up; to raise (prices)

お釣り

おつり

change (money)

釣り合い

つりあい

釣り竿

つりざお

釣り糸

つりいと

魚を釣る

さかなをつる

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