釣つる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

fish; angle; catch

Literal fishing: using a rod, line, and bait to catch fish or other aquatic animals.

• 週しゅう末まつに川かわでマスを釣つった。

  I fished for trout in the river on the weekend.

• 彼かれは釣つりが趣しゅ味みで、よく海うみに魚さかなを釣つりに行いく。

  Fishing is his hobby, and he often goes to the sea to catch fish.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

lure; tempt; entice

Figurative use: to draw someone in with bait-like tactics, often with a nuance of deception or manipulation. Frequently used in the passive form 釣られる.

See also: 釣られる

• 甘あまい言こと葉ばで客きゃくを釣つる商しょう法ほうには注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  You need to be careful of business practices that lure customers with sweet talk.

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんに釣つられて笑わらってしまった。

  I was drawn in by his joke and ended up laughing.