How to say 'Fish' in Japanese | つる

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The Japanese word for Fish is 'Tsuru', written as つる in Japanese.

word

つる

Meaning

Fish

Reading

Tsuru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'つる' means 'to fish'. This verb is used to describe the action of catching fish, typically using a fishing rod or other fishing equipment. It can also be used metaphorically to describe trying to obtain something, but its primary meaning is related to fishing. For example: I fish every weekend「毎週末に魚を釣る」(まいしゅうまつにさかなをつる). He is fishing in the river「彼は川で魚を釣っている」(かれはかわでさかなをつっている). Note that 'つる' is often used with the object '魚 (さかな)' to specify that one is fishing for fish.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

3986

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word つる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Tsuru' means 'Fish' .

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