This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Word

吊り上げ

釣り上げ、釣上げ
つりあげ
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
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釣り落とした魚は大きい

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つりおとしたさかなはおおきい
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
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釣り馬鹿

釣りバカ、釣りばか
つりばか、つりバカ
a fishing enthusiast
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雪釣り

雪釣、雪つり
ゆきつり、ゆきづり
game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs
Kanji

チョウ、 つ.る、 つ.り、 つ.り-
angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare
Sentence

釣りに行った。

()りに()った。
I went fishing.
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毎週釣りに行く。

毎週(まいしゅう)()りに()く。
Every week he goes fishing.
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魚釣りは苦手だ。

魚釣(さかなつ)りは苦手(にがて)だ。
Fishing just isn't my line.
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海老で鯛を釣る。

海老(えび)(たい)()る。
Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
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つりは要らんよ。

つりは()らんよ。
Keep the change!