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fishing in Japanese

fishing in Japanese is 釣り, 漁, 漁業 — fishing means the activity or sport of catching fish.

fishing in Japanese

釣り
noun
Pronounced: tsuri
(uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
noun
Pronounced: ryō
(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
漁業
noun
Pronounced: gyogyō
(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
釣り
noun
Pronounced: tsuri
(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
漁場
noun
Pronounced: gyojō
(countable) A fishery, a place for catching fish.
釣り場
noun
Pronounced: tsuriba
(countable) A fishery, a place for catching fish.

What does "fishing" mean?

  1. noun The activity or sport of catching fish.
    "They spent the weekend fishing on the lake."
  2. noun The industry of catching fish and seafood commercially.
    "Fishing has been the town's main industry for generations."
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fishing in a sentence

  • They spent the weekend fishing on the lake.
  • Fishing has been the town's main industry for generations.

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What is "fishing" in Japanese?

"fishing" in Japanese is 釣り, 漁, 漁業. fishing means: The activity or sport of catching fish.

How do you pronounce 釣り?

"fishing" in Japanese is 釣り, pronounced "tsuri".

How do you use "fishing" in a sentence?

Example: "They spent the weekend fishing on the lake." In Japanese, "fishing" is 釣り, 漁, 漁業.

Are there other ways to say "fishing" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 5 translations listed for "fishing": 釣り, 漁, 漁業, 漁場, 釣り場.

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