釣り竿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 釣り竿 is read as つりざお and is a noun for a fishing rod, the long tool used to hold and control fishing line and tackle.
• Basic usage: Counting one appears in 釣り竿を一本もらう, while its tip appears in 釣り竿の先.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Counter 本
  • Because it is a long, slender object, a fishing rod can be counted as 一本 with the counter 本.
• Difference from 釣り糸
  • 釣り糸 is fishing line; 釣り竿 is the rod used to hold and control that line.