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漁期 (りょうき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

漁ぎょ期き

also: ぎょき

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Meanings

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noun

fishing season

Refers to the period when fishing for a particular species is legally permitted or most productive.

サンマの漁りょう期きは秋あきです。
The fishing season for saury is autumn.
漁りょう期きが終おわると、漁りょう師したちは船ふねの整せい備びをする。
When the fishing season ends, the fishermen maintain their boats.

Written forms

漁期Usage96%
- りょうき
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading りょうき is more common in news contexts.
- ぎょき
  Alternate reading; less frequent but still used.

ぎょき

Usage4%

Kanji

漁fishing, fishery
期period, time, date

Similar words

漁ぎょ獲かく期き
漁獲期 also means fishing season but emphasizes the period of actual catching, often used in statistical or regulatory contexts.
禁きん漁りょう期き
禁漁期 is the closed season when fishing is prohibited, the opposite of 漁期.

Etymology

Compound of 漁 (fishing) and 期 (period, season).