Explore 漁 in words about catching fish and the people and places involved.

The idea

漁 has 14 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Learn 漁業（ぎょぎょう）, 漁船（ぎょせん）, 漁師（りょうし） and 漁（りょう） as whole words: the reading changes with the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
漁業ぎょぎょうFishing is an important industry in this town.
漁師りょうしMy father works as a fisherman.
漁船ぎょせんThe fishing boat returned to the port.
漁りょうThe villagers went out fishing.

Examples

  • 漁業ぎょぎょうはこの町まちの大切たいせつな産業さんぎょうです。Fishing is an important industry in this town.
  • 父ちちは漁師りょうしとして働はたらいています。My father works as a fisherman.
  • 漁船ぎょせんが港みなとに戻もどりました。The fishing boat returned to the port.
  • 漁港ぎょこうで新鮮しんせんな魚さかなを買かいました。I bought fresh fish at the fishing port.
  • 今年ことしは魚さかなが少すくなく、漁りょうが難むずかしいです。There are few fish this year, so fishing is difficult.
  • 村むらの人ひとたちは漁りょうに出でました。The villagers went out fishing.

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Watch out

漁 relates to fishing, while 魚 means fish. Do not assume that every compound reads 漁 as ぎょ: 漁師 uses りょう.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 漁業 in hiragana.

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    ぎょぎょう

    漁業 is ぎょぎょう: it means the fishing industry. Learn both long vowels in the complete word.

  2. Write the reading of 漁師 in hiragana.

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    りょうし

    漁師 is りょうし, a person who fishes professionally. Here 漁 is read りょう.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿船（ぎょせん）［漁／魚］.

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    漁

    漁 completes 漁船（ぎょせん）, a fishing boat. 魚 means fish and does not form this word.

Use it today

Write 漁 using the diagram, cover the table, and read 漁業 and 漁師 aloud. Then make a sentence with one.