釣
fishing; angling; fish; catch; allure; ensnare
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1542.
Readings
- つり (kun reading): 釣り (つり) fishing; 魚釣り (さかなつり) fishing
- つる (kun reading): 釣る (つる) to fish; 釣具 (つりぐ) fishing gear
- チョウ (on reading): 釣魚 (ちょうぎょ) fishing; 釣果 (ちょうか) catch (fishing)
Components
Words using 釣
- 釣り (つり) fishing
- 魚釣り (さかなつり) fishing
- お釣り (おつり) change (for a purchase)
- 釣り上げる (つりあげる) to land (a fish)
- 釣り合う (つりあう) to balance
- 釣る (つる) to fish
- 釣具 (つりぐ) fishing gear
- 釣鐘 (つりがね) temple bell
- 釣竿 (つりざお) fishing rod
- 不釣合い (ふつりあい) imbalance
- 釣魚 (ちょうぎょ) fishing
- 釣果 (ちょうか) catch (fishing)
- 爆釣 (ばくちょう) big catch (of fish)
- 提灯に釣鐘 (ちょうちんにつりがね) two ill-matched things
- 釣菌 (ちょうきん) extracting bacteria (from a petri dish, etc.)
- 釣瓶 (つるべ) well bucket
- 撥ね釣瓶 (はねつるべ) water bucket suspended from a weighted rod
- 秋の日は釣瓶落とし (あきのひはつるべおとし) the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
96 words in all.