(かなあみ)

かなあみ
noun
wire mesh; wire netting; metal screen
1. wire mesh; wire netting; metal screen
A mesh or net made of interwoven metal wire, used for fencing, grilling, filtering, and various other purposes.
金網(かなあみ)(うえ)(にく)()く。
To grill meat on a wire mesh.
(まど)金網(かなあみ)()()けた。
I installed a wire screen on the window.
校庭(こうてい)のまわりに(たか)金網(かなあみ)のフェンスが()ってある。
A tall wire mesh fence is put up around the schoolyard.

金網(かなあみ) is a compound of (かな) (metal) + (あみ) (net, mesh). It covers any mesh or netting made from metal wire.

COMMON USES:
1. Cooking: 金網(かなあみ)(うえ)()く (grill on a wire rack) — used for BBQ, ()(ざかな), etc.
2. Fencing: 金網(かなあみ)フェンス (wire mesh fence) — around schools, sports facilities
3. Protection: (まど)金網(かなあみ)()ける (install a wire screen on a window)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 金網(かなあみ)()る: to put up wire netting
  • 金網(かなあみ)(かこ)む: to enclose with wire mesh
  • 金網(かなあみ)(とお)す: to pass through wire mesh

RELATED:

  • (あみ): net (general)
  • フェンス: fence