Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Transitive verb
to fish
あさる only; Transitive verb
to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through
あさる only; Auxiliary verb
to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
fisherman
Noun, used as a suffix
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed)
catch (e.g. of fish); haul
fishing boat
fishing industry; fishery
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
Noun, used as a suffix
searching; rummaging
Archaic
fishing; collecting shells
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The two key ingredients for fishing: water and fish.
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