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巾着網 (kinchakuami) Japanese meaning: purse seine | Kotomora

巾きん着ちゃく網あみ

き

ん

ちゃ

く

あ

み

Meanings

1

purse seine

A fishing net that closes like a drawstring pouch, used to encircle schools of fish.

巾きん着ちゃく網あみは、魚ぎょ群ぐんを包つつみ込こむよう

に

し

て

捕と

る

漁ぎょ

法ほう

に

使つか

わ

れる

。

Purse seines are used in a fishing method that encircles schools of fish.

Kanji

巾towel, hanging scroll, width
着don, arrive, wear
網netting, network

Built from

巾きん着ちゃく+網あみ

Etymology

Compound of 巾着 (きんちゃく, 'drawstring pouch') and 網 (あみ, 'net'), referring to the net's pouch-like closing mechanism.