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釣 means 'fish'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1013   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-10    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 70 words   Used in 96 words   Used in 165 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   チョウ
Kun
   つる to fish
Additional readings
Kun    つり   つり-
Name    つり
Components
⿰  金 gold  勺 ladle  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 釣 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 釣 is used 91 times, read 2 ways (with 4 variations).
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チョウ : 4 words FIND ALL
ち ょ う ぎ ょ 1
noun
fishing; angling
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つる : 53 words FIND ALL
つ り せ ん 0
noun
change (e.g. for dollar)
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つる (read as つり) : 13 words FIND ALL
つ り が ね 0
Most common form: 吊り鐘
noun
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
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つる (read as づ) : 12 words FIND ALL
と も づ り 0
Most common form: 友釣
noun
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
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つる (read as つる) : 5 words FIND ALL
expression
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
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づり: 4 words. FIND ALL
て づ り 0
noun
handline fishing; handlining
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An additional 5 less common words include 釣 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1592  Joy o' Kanji : 1592  Key to Kanji: - 

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釣
チョウ   つる to fish   
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金
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
丷
eight
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
勺
シャク   ladle
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勹
wrap
丶
dot   
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