noun
fishing hook
Archaic word for a fishing hook. In modern Japanese, 釣り針 (つりばり) is the standard term.
古文書には、鉤を使って魚を捕る方法が記されている。
Ancient documents describe methods of catching fish using a hook.
Modern standard word for a fishing hook. 鉤 is its archaic equivalent.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 鉤 and 鈎 both represent a hook or barb, and the reading ち is an old native Japanese word for a hook.