漁ぎょ場じょう

also: ぎょば · りょうば

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Meanings

noun

fishing grounds; fishing zone

Refers to an area of water where fishing is carried out, either naturally productive or officially designated.

この海かい域いきは昔むかしから良よい漁ぎょ場じょうとして知しられている。
This sea area has long been known as a good fishing ground.
新あたらしい漁ぎょ場じょうを求もとめて船ふねは遠とおくまで出でかけた。
The boat went far out in search of new fishing grounds.

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Usage patterns

豊ゆたかな漁ぎょ場じょうa rich/abundant fishing ground
この海かい域いきは豊ゆたかな漁ぎょ場じょうとして知しられている。
This sea area is known as a rich fishing ground.
漁ぎょ場じょうを開かい拓たくするto develop/open up new fishing grounds
新あたらしい漁ぎょ場じょうを開かい拓たくするために調ちょう査さを行おこなった。
They conducted research in order to open up new fishing grounds.
漁ぎょ場じょうを守まもるto protect fishing grounds
地じ元もとの漁りょう師したちは漁ぎょ場じょうを守まもる活かつ動どうを続つづけている。
The local fishermen continue their activities to protect the fishing grounds.
漁ぎょ場じょうが荒あれるfor a fishing ground to become depleted/degraded
乱らん獲かくによって漁ぎょ場じょうが荒あれてしまった。
Overfishing has depleted the fishing grounds.

Kanji

漁fishing, fishery
場location, place

Related words

漁ぎょ区く
漁区 is a more administrative/legal term for a designated fishing zone, whereas 漁場 is the general everyday word for a fishing ground.

Don't confuse with

漁ぎょ港こう
漁港 refers to the harbor facilities where fishing boats dock, while 漁場 refers to the actual area of water out at sea where fish are caught.

Written forms

漁場Usage100%
- ぎょじょう
  Standard kanji spelling with the most common reading.
- ぎょば
  Less common reading for the same kanji spelling.
- りょうば
  Rare reading; may be encountered in older or specialized contexts.
ぎょば
りょうば

Etymology

Compound of 漁 (fishing) and 場 (place, location). The reading ぎょじょう is the standard on'yomi combination; ぎょば and りょうば are alternative readings using kun'yomi or mixed readings.