Japanese symbol for “overfishing”
乱獲
らんかく
Romaji: rankaku
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
In Japanese, overfishing is 乱獲, read らんかく (rankaku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
Written forms: 乱獲、濫獲. Readings: らんかく.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混乱 | こんらん konran | disorder; chaos; confusion |
| 反乱 | はんらん hanran | insurrection; mutiny; rebellion |
| 乱用 | らんよう ran'you | abuse; misuse; misappropriation |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう ranbou | violence; assault; rowdiness |
| 波乱 | はらん haran | disturbance; trouble; commotion |
| 乱れ | みだれ midare | disorder; disturbance; unrest |
| 獲得 | かくとく kakutoku | acquisition; possession |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture; seizure |
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.