Memory phrase for the character: 漁

漁

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Meaning

fishing

Pronunciation

GYO, RYŌ

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: fish 魚 (image with head ⺈, body 田 and frayed tail fin 灬)

Mnemonic

Having water with fish, you (immediately) think of fishing.

Radicals

氵	water	The radical sanzui* 氵 is a short form of water 水*
魚	fish	Picture of a fish with head ⺈, body 田 and fins 灬 that is swimming upwards
⺈	kneeling person	(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)

Vocabulary

漁る	あさる	fishing, hunting for something
漁村	ぎょそん	fishing village
漁師	りょうし	fisherman
漁船	ぎょせん	fishing boat
漁具	ぎょぐ	Fishing equipment, fishing gear
漁業	ぎょぎょう	fishing (industry)

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