漁 means “fishing, fishery”

ぎょ · gyo

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あさる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ギョ, リョウ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 4 · 14 strokes

The story

Water (氵) and a fish (魚): fish taken from the water as a living. 漁業 is the fishing industry, 漁港 the fishing ports strung along Japan's coast, and 漁師, read りょうし, are the fishermen who bring the catch to the morning markets.

Used in 漁業 (gyogyou, fishing industry), 漁師 (ryoushi, fisherman), and 漁港 (gyokou, fishing port)

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