traditional employed fisherman; fisherman working for a master
Historical term for a fisherman who provided labor to a net owner (網元) in exchange for equipment, a share of the catch, and sometimes lodging. The reading あご is a dialectal or variant pronunciation.
See also: 網元
In the Edo period, amiko went fishing employed by a net owner.
この地域では、昔は網子として働く若者が多かった。
In this region, there used to be many young men working as amiko.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Kana spelling, useful for learners or when the kanji is not needed.
Formed from 網 “fishing net” and 子 “worker or member,” referring to a fisherman employed by an 網元 to work in net fishing.