擬ぎ餌じ針ばり

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Meanings

noun

artificial fly; lure

fishing

Fishing term for an artificial fly or lure used in fly fishing or lure fishing.

渓けい流りゅう釣づりでは、擬ぎ餌じ針ばりを使つかって魚さかなを誘さそう。
In mountain stream fishing, we use artificial flies to lure fish.
彼かれは手て作づくりの擬ぎ餌じ針ばりで大おお物ものを釣つり上あげた。
He caught a big one with a handmade lure.

Kanji

擬mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate
餌food, bait, prey
鉤hook, barb, gaff
針needle, pin, staple

Related words

ルアー
ルアー is a more general loanword for fishing lures, while 擬餌針 specifically refers to artificial flies or lures that imitate bait, often used in traditional fly fishing.
毛け鉤ばり
毛鉤 is a traditional Japanese artificial fly made with feathers and thread, often used in tenkara fishing. 擬餌針 is a broader term that can include modern synthetic lures.

Written forms

擬ぎ餌じ針ばり
Standard kanji spelling for artificial fly/lure in fishing contexts.
擬ぎ餌じ鉤ばり
Alternate kanji form using 鉤 (hook); less common than 擬餌針.

Etymology

Compound of 擬餌 (giji, 'imitation bait') and 針 (hari, 'hook'), with rendaku voicing to bari. The spelling 擬餌鉤 uses 鉤 (kagi, 'hook') as an alternative character for 'hook'.