漁師
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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漁 | 師 |
りょう Grade: 4 |
し Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
The spelling is likely from Middle Chinese compound 漁師/渔师 (ngjo srij, literally “fishing + master”). Compare modern Mandarin 漁師/渔师 (yúshī, “fisherman”).
The expected reading would be gyoshi. The kan'yōyomi (irregular but customary reading) of ryō for the 漁 character is from confusion with the 猟 character, usually read ryō in on'yomi contexts and meaning “hunt, hunting”, as used in the homophonic term 猟師 (ryōshi, “hunter”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a fisherman, someone who fishes as a livelihood
Synonyms edit
- 漁民 (gyomin)
- 漁夫 (gyofu) (archaic)
- 海人 (kaijin), 海人 (ama), 海人 (amabito), 海人 (amando) (obsolete)
- 釣り人 (tsuribito) (overtones of someone who fishes as a hobby)
References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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漁 | 師 |