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叉手網 (さであみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

叉さ手で網あみ

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Meanings

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noun

dip net; scoop net

A hand-held net used for scooping fish or other aquatic animals from the water.

漁りょう師しは叉さ手で網あみで小こ魚ざかなをすくった。
The fisherman scooped up small fish with a dip net.

Written forms

叉さ手で網あみ
Standard kanji spelling for this fishing net.
さで網あみUsage100%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in practical contexts.
サデ網あみ
Katakana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in technical writing.

Kanji

叉fork in road, crotch
手

hand

網netting, network

Similar words

網あみ
網 is a general term for nets; 叉手網 specifically refers to a hand-held scoop net.
たも網あみ
たも網 is a similar scoop net, often used for landing fish; 叉手網 may be a less common synonym or a regional variant.

Etymology

Compound of 叉手 (sade, a type of hand-held net) and 網 (ami, net). The exact origin of 叉手 is uncertain.