Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to fish; to angle; to catch
to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure
fishing; angling
Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation
change (for a purchase)
Internet
clickbaiting
Internet slang
trolling; bait; making deliberately inflammatory posts online
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist
to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up; to inflate; to jack up
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium
to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
Polite
change (for a purchase)
Colloquial; Jocular, humorous term
toilet splashback
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
balance; equilibrium
suspension bridge; rope bridge
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The old prospector, driven mad by greed, was seen angling in the river with a giant ladle, hoping to scoop up a nugget of pure gold.
The mythical golden trout can only be caught by angling with a lure made from a tiny, enchanted ladle plated in shimmering gold.
She was shamelessly angling for a rich husband at the party, metaphorically dipping her ladle into any conversation that mentioned gold or money.
Iโm not saying my grandpa is cheap, but he insists on angling for fish using a bent soup ladle because he doesnโt want to buy a real gold-colored lure.
The alchemist was angling for a breakthrough, stirring a bubbling concoction with a ladle, trying to transmute molten lead into gold.
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