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N1 Noun, Noun suffix

漁(りょう)fishing, gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed), catch (e.g. of fish), haul

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    1. Noun, Noun suffix

      1. 1.

        fishing, gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed)

    2. Noun

      1. 2.

        catch (e.g. of fish), haul

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    漁 【りょう】

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      漁師(りょうし)たちが早朝(そうちょう)に漁(りょう)に出(で)ました。

      The fishermen went out fishing early in the morning.

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      海人(あま)さんが銛(もり)を使(つか)って漁(りょう)をしています。

      The diver is fishing with a spear.

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      漁(りょう)をしていた漁師(りょうし)が波(なみ)に飲(の)まれて亡(な)くなったそうだ。

      A fisherman who was out fishing was reportedly swept away by the waves and died.

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      こんな荒波(あらなみ)の中(なか)で漁(りょう)に出(で)たところで、魚(さかな)はほぼ釣(つ)れないでしょう。

      Even if you head out fishing in seas this rough, you're not likely to catch anything.

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      漁師(りょうし)：「魚(さかな)がなかなか釣(つ)れないのなら、釣(つ)れるまで漁(りょう)を続(つづ)けるのみである。」

      Fisherman: 'If the fish won't bite, the only thing to do is keep fishing until they do.'

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