魚釣(さかなつ)り

さかなつり
noun
fishing (with a rod and line)
leisureanimal-fish
1. fishing with a rod and line
Catching fish with a rod, line and hook, usually as a pastime. It is the plain, everyday word; children and casual speakers use it more than the bare 釣(つ)り.
父(ちち)と魚釣(さかなつ)りに行(い)った。
I went fishing with my father.
夏休(なつやす)みは川(かわ)で魚釣(さかなつ)りをした。
During summer vacation I went fishing in the river.
魚釣(さかなつ)りは待(ま)つ時間(じかん)が長(なが)いが、それも楽(たの)しみの一(ひと)つだ。
Fishing involves a lot of waiting, but that is part of the fun.

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  • 釣(つ)り: fishing; the usual word among anglers and in compounds (釣(つ)り竿(ざお), 海釣(うみづ)り). 魚釣(さかなつ)り spells out what is being caught and sounds homelier.
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