noun
fishing; angling
General term for recreational or commercial fishing with a rod and line.
週末はよく海に釣りに行きます。
I often go fishing at the sea on weekends.
釣りが趣味で、毎年新しい竿を買っています。
Fishing is my hobby, and I buy a new rod every year.
noun
Abbreviation of 釣り銭. Usually written in kana. Refers to the coins or bills returned after a purchase.
See also: 釣り銭
おつりを忘れずにお受け取りください。
Please don't forget to take your change.
千円でおつりは三百円です。
From 1000 yen, your change is 300 yen.
noun
clickbait; clickbaiting
Internet slang derived from the fishing metaphor: content designed to lure clicks with sensational or misleading headlines.
その記事は完全に釣りタイトルだった。
That article was totally a clickbait title.
釣りに引っかかって無駄な時間を使った。
I fell for the clickbait and wasted my time.
noun
trolling; bait; inflammatory post
Internet slang for deliberately provocative or insincere posts meant to upset others or get reactions. Often used in the phrase 釣り投稿.
あのコメントは明らかに釣りだから無視しよう。
That comment is obviously trolling, so let's ignore it.
釣りに真面目に反応する人がまだいる。
There are still people who seriously respond to bait.
Derived from the verb 釣る (to fish). The 'change' sense is an abbreviation of 釣り銭, where the idea of 'pulling back' excess money is metaphorically linked to reeling in a fish. The internet slang senses extend the fishing metaphor to luring people.