釣
釣 — Angling
angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiつる (tsuru)
Kun’yomiつり (tsuri)
Kun’yomiつり- (tsuri)
Stroke order (11 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 釣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 釣り | つり tsuri | fishing; angling; change (for a purchase) |
| お釣り | おつり otsuri | change (for a purchase); toilet splashback |
| 釣り合う | つりあう tsuriau | to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium |
| 釣る | つる tsuru | to fish; to angle; to catch |
| 釣り合い | つりあい tsuriai | balance; equilibrium |
| 不釣合い | ふつりあい futsuriai | imbalance; disproportion; disparity |
Study notes
釣 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1542 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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