noun
fish hook; fishing hook
A hook used for fishing; the standard everyday word.
釣り針に餌を付ける。
I bait the fish hook.
この釣り針はとても鋭い。
This fish hook is very sharp.
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency and news ranking.
Common variant without okurigana; widely seen in product names and signs.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for children or when the kanji is not needed.
Rare kanji form using 鉤; it is rarely used.
Compound of 釣り (tsuri, 'fishing') and 針 (hari, 'needle, hook'), with rendaku voicing of はり to ばり.