釣(つ)り

つり
noun
fishing
leisure
1. fishing, angling
The activity of catching fish, typically with a rod and line. A popular recreational activity in Japan.
週末(しゅうまつ)は釣(つ)りに行(い)きます。
I go fishing on weekends.
海(うみ)釣(づ)りと川(かわ)釣(づ)り、どちらが好(す)きですか。
Do you prefer sea fishing or river fishing?
Note: 釣り becomes づり in compounds
父(ちち)は釣(つ)りが趣味(しゅみ)です。
My father's hobby is fishing.
2. change (money)
The money returned when you pay more than the price. Written as お釣(つ)り in this meaning.
お釣(つ)りはいりません。
Keep the change.
お釣(つ)り = change (money)
お釣(つ)りが足(た)りないようです。
It seems the change is short.
千円(せんえん)で払(はら)ったら、お釣(つ)りは三百円(さんびゃくえん)だった。
When I paid with a thousand yen, the change was three hundred yen.

Usage: 釣(つ)り has two distinct meanings: (1) fishing and (2) change (money). The context usually makes the meaning clear.

RELATED WORDS (fishing):

  • 釣(つ)りをする (to go fishing)
  • 海(うみ)釣(づ)り (sea fishing)
  • 川(かわ)釣(づ)り (river fishing)
  • 釣(つ)り竿(ざお) (fishing rod)
  • 釣(つ)り針(ばり) (fishhook)
  • 釣(つ)り人(びと) (angler, fisherman)
  • 釣(つ)り堀(ぼり) (fishing pond)

USAGE (change from a payment):

  • お釣(つ)り (change - almost always with お)
  • お釣(つ)りをもらう (to receive change)

Note: The verb form 釣(つ)る means both 'to fish' and 'to lure/entice'.

Related Words

Related: 釣(つ)る (verb: to fish)
Compare: 漁業(ぎょぎょう) (fishing industry)
Compare: 漁(りょう) (fishing)
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Added 2026.1.12 18:24 · Revised 2026.10.10 9:36
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