# 漁 — fishing

漁 means “fishing”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ギョ (gyo), リョウ (ryou). Kun'yomi: あさ(る) (asaru). You'll see it in words such as 漁 (ryou, “fishing; gathering seafood”).

- Meaning: fishing
- On'yomi: ギョ (gyo), リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: あさ(る) (asaru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set A bit of everything 1

## How to remember 漁

Sounds like 魚: both read ギョ.

Parts: 氵 water · 魚 fish

## Words with 漁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 漁 | りょう (ryou) | fishing; gathering seafood |

## Don't confuse it with

[魚](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/fish/)

## More in the “A bit of everything 1” set

[募](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/recruit/) · [績](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/achievement/) · [勤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-to-work/) · [雇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/employ/) · [御](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/honourable/) · [漁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fishing/)

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