漁師(りょうし)

りょうし
noun
fisherman; fisher
1. fisherman; fisher
A person who catches fish or other seafood as a profession.
漁師(りょうし)が網(あみ)を引(ひ)く。
The fisherman pulls in the net.
父(ちち)は代々(だいだい)漁師(りょうし)の家(いえ)に生(う)まれた。
My father was born into a family of fishermen going back generations.
漁師(りょうし)たちは早朝(そうちょう)に港(みなと)を出(で)て、夕方(ゆうがた)に新鮮(しんせん)な魚(さかな)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)る。
The fishermen leave the port early in the morning and bring back fresh fish in the evening.

The standard word for a professional fisherman. Composed of 漁(りょう) (fishing) + 師(し) (master/professional), indicating a skilled occupation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 漁師(りょうし)の町(まち): fishing town
  • 漁師(りょうし)料理(りょうり): fisherman's cuisine (simple, fresh seafood dishes)
  • 漁師(りょうし)小屋(ごや): fisherman's hut
  • 漁師(りょうし)になる: to become a fisherman

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 猟師(りょうし): hunter — same reading but different kanji (猟(りょう) means hunting); distinguished by context
  • 漁民(ぎょみん): fishing people — a more collective or formal term
  • 釣(つ)り人(びと): angler — specifically someone who fishes with a rod, often recreationally

NOTE:
Be careful not to confuse 漁師(りょうし) (fisherman) with the homophone 猟師(りょうし) (hunter). The kanji makes the distinction clear in writing.

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