JLPT N2 · 14 strokes
Kanji 漁: "fishing, fishery"
The kanji 漁 means "fishing, fishery". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ギョ, リョウ in on'yomi and あさ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギョリョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あさ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fishing, fishery |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1094 of 2,501 |
Common words with 漁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 漁るto fish · to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge
- 漁師fisherman
- 漁fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed) · catch (e.g. of fish); haul
- 漁船fishing boat
- 大漁big catch (fishing); good haul
- 漁業fishing industry; fishery
- 漁村fishing village
- 読み漁るto read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
- 漁港fishing harbour; fishing harbor
- 漁夫の利profiting while others fight; fisherman's profit
- 漁りfishing; collecting shells · fisherman
- 買い漁るto buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
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