1.
net; mesh
A woven or knotted structure of threads, cords, or wires used for catching, holding, or separating things.
魚を網で捕る。
Catch fish with a net.
窓に虫除けの網を張った。
I put up an insect screen on the window.
バーベキューで肉を焼くための網を用意した。
I prepared a grill mesh for barbecuing meat.
2.
network; web
A figurative net or system that spreads out to cover an area, such as a transportation network or a web of connections.
捜査の網が広がる。
The investigation net widens.
交通の網が全国に張り巡らされている。
A transportation network is spread across the entire country.
犯人は警察の網をくぐり抜けて逃げた。
The criminal slipped through the police net and escaped.
A fundamental word referring to any kind of net or mesh structure. In the literal sense, it covers fishing nets, insect screens, grill grates, and similar items. In the figurative sense, it describes systems or webs that spread out and enclose, such as a dragnet or transportation network.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 網を張る: to set up a net; to cast a net
- 網に掛かる: to be caught in a net
- 網をくぐる: to slip through a net
- 網を広げる: to spread a net
- 金網: wire mesh
- 漁網: fishing net
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ネット: net — the English loanword, used especially for sports nets and internet
- 網目: mesh pattern — refers specifically to the pattern of the mesh holes
- 蜘蛛の巣: spider web — a specific type of natural net