WORD DETAIL
漁師
りょうし
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
漁師, readりょうし, is a person whose occupation is catching fish or other aquatic products. - Basic usage: It identifies someone leaving for fishing before dawn or learning how to repair the nets used in the work.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A person who fishes for a living
- This denotes a person engaged in fishing work, launching a boat before dawn or learning to mend nets. It does not necessarily apply to everyone who fishes once for recreation.

