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Kanji Detail for 釣 - "to fish, change"

釣

  • Meaning

    釣 means "to fish, change." Also associated with to lure.

    1. Fish - To catch fish with a hook and line.

    2. Angle - To fish with rod and line.

    3. Lure - To attract; to entice.

    4. Change - Money returned after payment (as change).

    5. Hang - To suspend; to dangle.

  • Words using 釣

    • 釣り つり Listen fishing; angling; change (for a purchase)
    • 釣る つる Listen to fish; to angle; to catch
    • お釣り おつり Listen change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
    • 釣り合い つりあい Listen balance; equilibrium
    • 釣り合う つりあう Listen to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium

  • Tattoo check: 釣

    • Verified meaning: to fish, change
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つり, つりさき, つる, ひとし)
    • Also carries these associations: to lure

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 釣

    Given names 釣(ひとし)Listen

    Surnames 釣(つり)Listen 釣(つりさき)Listen 釣(つる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    angling; fish; catch; allure; ensnare

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fish; fishhook; tempt, lure

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to fish with a hook and line; to angle

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fishhook; to fish, to lure

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To catch fish with a hook. | All enticement is called 釣. As in 沽名釣譽 (fishing for fame and reputation) and the like.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsu.ri(つり) つり

    tsuru(つる) つる

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to fish to lure change hang angle angling attract bait catch hook line reel rod entice pull

Sentences including 釣

  • I could not catch as many fish as i had expected.

  • Did you catch any fish in the river?

  • He is fond of fishing.

  • He would often go fishing on sunday.

  • I like to go fishing with my father.

  • Keep the change , please.

  • If you go fishing tomorrow , i will , too.

  • You are dying to go fishing.

  • It's fine day and i feel like going fishing.

  • I saw the picture you took of that fish.

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