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釣り具 (つりぐ, tsurigu) Japanese meaning: fishing gear | Kotomora

釣つり具ぐ

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JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

fishing gear; fishing tackle

General term for equipment used in fishing, including rods, reels, lines, hooks, lures, and accessories.

週しゅう末まつに釣つり具ぐを買かいに行いく。

I'm going to buy fishing gear this weekend.

この店みせは釣つり具ぐの品しな揃ぞろえが豊ほう富ふだ。

This store has a wide selection of fishing tackle.

Usage patterns

釣つり具ぐを買かうto buy fishing gear
休きゅう日じつに釣つり具ぐを買かいに行いった。
I went to buy fishing gear on my day off.
釣つり具ぐをそろえるto assemble/put together a set of fishing gear
初しょ心しん者しゃ向むけの釣つり具ぐを一いっ式しきそろえた。
I put together a full set of beginner-friendly fishing gear.
釣つり具ぐ店てんfishing tackle shop
近きん所じょに大おおきな釣つり具ぐ店てんがある。
There's a large fishing tackle shop near my house.
釣つり具ぐの手て入いれをするto maintain/take care of fishing gear
使つかった後あとは釣つり具ぐの手て入いれをするのが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to maintain your fishing gear after use.

Kanji

釣angling, fish, catch
具tool, utensil, means

Related words

釣つり道どう具ぐ
釣り道具 is the everyday, colloquial way to say fishing tackle, while 釣り具 is the standard term used in shops, catalogs, and formal listings.
漁ぎょ具ぐ
漁具 refers to equipment used in commercial or professional fishing (nets, traps), whereas 釣り具 specifically means recreational rod-and-line tackle.
タックル
タックル (in its fishing sense) and 釣具 both mean fishing gear, but タックル is the borrowed English term while 釣具 is the everyday native Japanese word.

Written forms

釣つり具ぐUsage21%
Standard spelling with okurigana; the most frequent written form.
釣つり具ぐUsage77%
Compact kanji spelling; less common than 釣り具.
つり具ぐUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 釣り (tsuri, 'fishing') + 具 (gu, 'tool, equipment').