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船曳網 (ふなびきあみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

船ふな曳びき網あみ

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び

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み

Meanings

1

boat seine

A fishing net operated from a boat to encircle and haul in fish. Technical term in fishing.

この地ち域いきでは船ふな曳びき網あみを使つか

っ

た

漁りょう

が

盛さか

ん

です

。

Fishing using boat seines is popular in this region.

Kanji

船ship, boat
引pull, tug, jerk
網netting, network
曳pull, tug, jerk

Written forms

船ふな曳びき網あみ
irregular okurigana
Standard spelling for 'boat seine'.
船ふな引びき網あみ
Alternate spelling using 引き instead of 曳き.
船ふな曳びき網あみ
Alternate spelling with okurigana.
船ふなびき網あみ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling.
船ふな引びき網あみ
Alternate spelling using 引.

Etymology

Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat') + 曳き (biki, 'pulling') + 網 (ami, 'net'). The spelling 曳 is used for towing or dragging.