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    3. 釣る

    釣る

    釣つる​

    to fish

    N4KMT10News #35+1CoreVerb, TransitiveSports & Martial ArtsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    つる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to fish, to angle, to catch
    2.
    to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure

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    彼かれは川かわで魚さかなを釣つった。

    He fished for fish in the river.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsNature & Environment
    週しゅう末まつは海うみに釣つりに行いく予よ定ていだ。

    I plan to go fishing in the sea this weekend.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは巧たくみな話わ術じゅつで相あい手ての感かん情じょうを釣つるのが得とく意いだ。

    She is good at skillfully luring out others' emotions with her words.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    釣つりの大たい会かいで、彼かれは大おお物ものを釣つって優ゆう勝しょうした。

    He caught a big fish and won the fishing competition.

    KMT10Sports & Martial Arts
    広こう告こくは消しょう費ひ者しゃの購こう買ばい意い欲よくを釣つるために様さま々ざまな工く夫ふうを凝こらしている。

    Advertisements employ various devices to entice consumers' desire to buy.

    KMT10Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    釣
    つ.る・つ.り・つ.り-…(2)
    angling・fish・catch・allure・ensnare
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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