海老で鯛を釣る。

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海老 で 鯛 を 釣る 。

English Translation

Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

Furigana

海老(えび)で鯛(たい)を釣(つ)る。

Romanji

Ebi de tai o tsuru.

Words

海老 (えび、エビ)

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

鯛 (たい、タイ)

sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

釣る (つる)

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure

Kanji

海

Readings: カイ、 うみ

Meanings: sea, ocean

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

鯛

Readings: チョウ、 たい

Meanings: sea bream, red snapper

釣

Readings: チョウ、 つ.る、 つ.り、 つ.り-

Meanings: angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare