釣(つ)り針(ばり)

つりばり

noun

fishhook

1. fishhook

A barbed hook for catching fish, tied to a fishing line. From 釣(つ)る (to fish) plus 針(はり) (needle, hook).

釣(つ)り針(ばり)に餌(えさ)をつける。

To put bait on the fishhook.

A fish got caught on the hook.

While fishing in the sea, my hook got caught on a rock.

From 釣(つ)る (to fish) plus 針(はり) (needle, hook); は voices to ば in the compound.

釣(つ)り針(ばり)にかかる is also used figuratively to mean 'to fall for a trick or lure'.

Related Words

Compare: フック (hook)

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Added 2026.5.27 12:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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