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good catch; bumper haul; abundant fishing
An especially large or plentiful fish catch. Used for both a single outing's results and a season's overall yield.
今年は豊漁だ。
It's a good catch this year.
サンマが豊漁で値段が下がった。
Saury prices dropped because of the abundant catch.
漁師たちは豊漁を祈って出港した。
The fishermen set out to sea praying for a bountiful catch.
A compound of 豊 (abundant, rich) and 漁 (fishing, catch). The antonym is 不漁 (poor catch). Commonly seen in seasonal news reports about fish catches.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 豊漁に恵まれる: to be blessed with a good catch
- 豊漁を祈る: to pray for an abundant catch
- 記録的な豊漁: a record-breaking catch
- 豊漁貧乏: poverty due to an oversupply of fish (prices crash so fishermen lose money despite catching more)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 大漁: big catch — more casual and celebratory; often seen on fishing flags (大漁旗)
- 不漁: poor catch — the antonym
- 豊作: bumper crop — the agricultural equivalent (for farming, not fishing)
CULTURAL NOTE:
豊漁貧乏 is a well-known economic paradox in Japan: when the catch is too good, fish prices plummet and fishermen's income actually decreases despite the abundance.