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N4 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

釣(つ)るto fish, to angle, to catch, to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to fish, to angle, to catch

      2. 2.

        to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure

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    釣る 【つる】

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      • つ

      • る

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    • 川(かわ)で鮭(さけ)を二(に)匹(ひき)釣(つ)りました。

      I caught two salmon in the river.

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    • どの餌(えさ)を使(つか)えばよく釣(つ)ることができるかな？

      Which bait do you think will help you catch more fish?

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    • 嘘(うそ)の広告(こうこく)で客(きゃく)を釣(つ)っても、結局(けっきょく)は直(す)ぐに客(きゃく)が離(はな)れてしまうでしょう。

      Even if you attract customers with false advertisements, they will quickly leave in the end.

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    • せっかく遠出(とおで)して海(うみ)まで行(い)ったのにも関(かか)わらず、少(すこ)しも大物(おおもの)が釣(つ)れなかった。

      Despite going all the way out to the ocean, we didn't catch a single big fish.

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    • 暖(あたた)かい春(はる)の陽気(ようき)に釣(つ)られて外(そと)に出(で)たら思(おも)いの外(ほか) 風(かぜ)が冷(つめ)たくでビックリしています。

      I was lured by the warm spring weather, but when I went outside and was surprised to find the wind was unexpectedly cold.

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