14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

fishing, fishery

Kun'yomi
  • to fish ②to look for ③to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ギョ
  • リョ
    fishing ②catch (e.g. of fish)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

リョウ 70.7%
ギョ 25.1%
あさ 4.2%

Character Breakdown

fishing, fishery
リョウ ギョ あさ.る (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

big catch (fishing)
fishing ②catch (e.g. of fish)
fishing grounds
profiting while others fight
poaching (fish or seafood)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6F01
JIS X 0208 1-21-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2684
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3309
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 698
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 856
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 492
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 631
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 172
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 184
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 628
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2086
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 850
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18101
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 459
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 699
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 712
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 588
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 707
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 483
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 616
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 914
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1240
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 174
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a11.1
Four corner code 3713.6
De Roo Code 340