Quick answer
漁 is the kanji for "Fishing". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is あさ.る (asaru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Fishing
Also : Fishery
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 漁 represents 'FISHING'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of fishing.
On-reading: ぎょ — remember this sound by associating it with fishing. Kun-reading: あさ.る.
Example Sentences
乱獲によって魚の数が減り、漁業が衰退しています。
らんかくによってさかなのかずがへり、ぎょぎょうがすいたいしています。
Due to overfishing, the number of fish has decreased and the fishing industry is declining.
漁師の方々のおかげで、新鮮な魚介類が食べられます。
りょうしのかたがたのおかげで、しんせんなぎょかいるいがたべられます。
Thanks to the fishermen, we can eat fresh seafood.
Vocabulary using 漁
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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