漁
漁 — Fishing
fishing, fishery
On’yomiギョ (gyo)
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomiあさる (asaru)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 漁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう gyogyou | fishing industry; fishery |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん gyosen | fishing boat |
| 漁 | りょう ryou | fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish) |
| 漁獲 | ぎょかく gyokaku | fishery; fishing; catch |
| 漁師 | りょうし ryoushi | fisherman |
| 漁民 | ぎょみん gyomin | fishermen |
Study notes
漁 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1094 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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