沈ちん子し

noun

fishing sinker; net weight

A weight attached to a fishing line or net to keep it submerged. Common in angling and commercial fishing contexts.

• 釣つり糸いとに沈ちん子しを付つけて、仕し掛かけを沈しずめる。

  Attach a sinker to the fishing line to sink the rig.

• 網あみの沈ちん子しが海かい底ていに着つくと、魚さかなが入はいりやすくなる。

  When the net weights reach the seabed, fish enter more easily.