set net; fish trap
A stationary fishing net fixed in place with poles or anchors, used to catch fish that swim into it.
Set net fishing is thriving in this bay.
建網にかかった魚を朝早く引き上げる。
They haul in the fish caught in the set net early in the morning.
A broader term for stationary nets; 建網 is a type of 定置網, often specifically a trap net.
Standard kanji spelling for a set net or fish trap.
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely encountered.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.
Alternate kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely encountered.
Compound of 建て (tate, 'standing, setting up') + 網 (ami, 'net'). The kanji 建 conveys the idea of erecting or fixing the net in place.