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銛 (もり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

銛もり

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Meanings

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noun

A tool for spearing fish or whales; used in fishing contexts.

漁りょう師しは銛もりで大おおきな魚さかなを突ついた。
The fisherman speared a big fish with a harpoon.

Kanji

銛harpoon, gaff

Similar words

槍やり
槍 is a general spear or lance, often used as a weapon, while 銛 is specifically a fishing harpoon.

Etymology

The kanji 銛 is composed of 金 (metal) and 舌 (tongue), suggesting a metal tool with a tongue-like barb. The reading もり is of native Japanese origin, but its exact derivation is uncertain.