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網 (あみ, ami) Japanese meaning: net | Kotomora
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The fisherman cast the net into the sea.
The net on the tennis court is torn.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 網あみ を 張は る to spread/set a net (over something)
The fisherman spread a net over the sea.
〈 事こと 〉 網あみ が 発はっ 達たつ する for a network (of something) to develop
This city has a well-developed transportation network.
網あみ にかかる to get caught in a net
The fish got caught in the net.
Expressions 法ほう の 網あみ the long arm of the law; the meshes of the law; justice 網あみ の 目め をくぐる slip through the net; escape the dragnet 網あみ 呑どん 舟しゅう の 魚うお を 漏も らす the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere Related words ネット is the modern loanword for 'net' (often internet or sports nets), while 網 is the native Japanese word used more generally, including for traditional fishing or protective nets.
網 is the native Japanese word for a physical net or mesh, while ネットワーク is used for modern technical, social, or broadcasting networks.
網 is the general word for a net or mesh of any material, while 金網 specifically means a mesh made of metal wire.
網 is the native Japanese word for a net or mesh, while メッシュ is the loanword often used in technical, fashion, or design contexts.
Don't confuse with 罠 specifically means a trap or snare for catching animals or people, while 網 refers to the actual net or mesh material, though it can also be used figuratively as a trap.
網 is a general dip net used for scooping things, while ポイ is specifically the thin paper-covered scoop used in the goldfish-scooping game.
網 (あみ) means 'net' and is a completely different, everyday word, while アミ (also read あみ) is a rare loanword meaning 'friend'.
Word family· 75 window screen; insect screen; screen door
wire netting; wire mesh; chicken wire
mesh; stitch; opening · halftone; half-tone
overhead luggage rack
Written forms 網あみ Usage 85%
Standard kanji spelling for net, mesh, or web.
あみ Usage 11%
アミ Usage 5%
Etymology Native Japanese word. The kanji 網 is a phono-semantic compound with 糸 (thread) and 罔 (net), representing a net made of threads.
綱つな
N2
網 (net, woven mesh) has a kanji almost identical to 綱 but means a completely different object made of crossed strands rather than a single thick rope.
定てい 置ち 網あみ
fixed shore net; stationary trap net
Show 13 more dividing up a fishing catch
grilling on a wire mesh; broiling
cast net; casting net
rabbit-catching net
night fishing with nets
set net; fish trap
lift net; lever net; blanket net
dragnet; seine
fishing master; head fisherman · center part of a fishing net
fishing net; fishing net accessories
net fabric; netting material; thread for nets
traditional employed fisherman; fisherman working for a master
Chinese "Neck" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
