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釣り竿 (つりざお) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

釣つり竿ざお

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

fishing rod; fishing pole

Standard term for a fishing rod. No special nuance or register.

新あたらしい釣つり竿ざおを買かった。
I bought a new fishing rod.
彼かれは釣つり竿ざおを川かわに投なげ入いれた。
He cast his fishing rod into the river.

Written forms

釣つり竿ざおUsage47%
Standard spelling with okurigana, clear and common.
釣つり竿ざおUsage42%
Kanji-only spelling, also used but less common than 釣り竿.
つりざおUsage5%
Kana spelling, used when avoiding kanji or for clarity.
釣つりざお

Usage

4%

search-only kanji form

釣つりざおUsage1%

search-only kanji form

Kanji

釣angling, fish, catch
竿pole, rod, scale beam

Similar words

リール
A reel, often attached to a fishing rod. 釣り竿 is the rod itself.
釣つり糸いと
Fishing line, the string used with a fishing rod.

Etymology

Compound of 釣り (tsuri, 'fishing') + 竿 (sao, 'pole, rod').