Hanja Analyzer
釣

釣 — jo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
낚을/낚시 조
Romanization
jo
English
fish; fishhook; tempt, lure
Mandarin
diào
Japanese on'yomi
チョウ
Japanese kun'yomi
つ.る つ.り つ.り-
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,542 of 2,500
Strokes
11
Radical
金 (167, 3 residual)
Phonetic component
勺
Unicode
U+91E3

Parts that make up 釣

  • 金 쇠 금, 성(姓) 김 흙 속에 묻힌 쇳덩이쇠붙이와 쇠로 만든 것, 돈
  • 勺 구기 작sound 자루 달린 국자‘작·적’ 계열의 소리

How 釣 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 釣 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 金, 勺.

Korean example words with 釣

  • 조력釣歷 Korean gloss: 낚시 경력
  • 조과釣果 Korean gloss: 낚시로 고기를 낚은 성과
  • 출조出釣 Korean gloss: 낚시를 하기 위하여 강이나 바다에 나감
  • 수조垂釣 Korean gloss: 낚시질을 하기 위하여 물속에 낚시를 드리움
  • 호조황好釣況 Korean gloss: 낚시질이 잘되는 상황
  • 출조객出釣客 Korean gloss: 낚시를 하기 위해 강이나 바다에 가는 사람
  • 조어장釣魚場 Korean gloss: 낚시질하는 놀이터. 물고기를 모아 놓고, 일정한 요금을 내면 고기를 잡게 한다
  • 조기釣磯 Korean gloss: 낚시질하는 곳.
  • 조대釣臺 Korean gloss: 낚시질하는 곳.
  • 조어釣魚 Korean gloss: 물고기를 낚음.
  • 조도釣徒 Korean gloss: 낚시질하는 무리.
  • 조부釣父 Korean gloss: 낚시질하는 노인.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 釣

  • 釣りつり fishing; angling; change (for a purchase)
  • 一本釣りいっぽんづり fishing with a pole
  • 釣り銭つりせん change (for a purchase)
  • 釣り糸つりいと fishing line
  • 釣るつる to fish; to angle; to catch
  • 釣り船つりぶね fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
  • 釣り場つりば fishing spot; fishing hole
  • 魚釣りさかなつり fishing
  • 友釣りともづり live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
  • 釣り針つりばり fish hook
  • 釣り堀つりぼり fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
  • お釣りおつり change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

Characters sharing the phonetic 勺

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “조”

Other hanja with radical 金

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