Japanese symbol for “fishery”
漁業
ぎょぎょう
Romaji: gyogyou
fishing industry; fishery
In Japanese, fishery is 漁業, read ぎょぎょう (gyogyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n fishing industry; fishery
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fishery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漁獲 | ぎょかく gyokaku | fishery; fishing; catch |
| 漁労 | ぎょろう gyorou | fishing; fishery |
| 漁区 | ぎょく gyoku | fishing ground; fishery |
| 漁猟 | ぎょりょう gyoryou | fishing industry; fishery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漁船 | ぎょせん gyosen | fishing boat |
| 漁師 | りょうし ryoushi | fisherman |
| 漁村 | ぎょそん gyoson | fishing village |
| 漁獲 | ぎょかく gyokaku | fishery; fishing; catch |
| 漁港 | ぎょこう gyokou | fishing harbour; fishing harbor |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fishery”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.