釣(つ)り糸(いと)

つりいと
noun
fishing line
leisuretool
1. fishing line
The thin line tied to a fishing rod, with a hook at the end.
釣(つ)り糸(いと)が切(き)れた。
The fishing line snapped.
釣(つ)り糸(いと)を垂(た)らして待(ま)つ。
I drop my line and wait.
It took me a full thirty minutes to untangle the fishing line.

釣(つ)り (fishing) + 糸(いと) (thread). Also written 釣糸(つりいと).

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