漁業

ぎょぎょう · gyogyou · JLPT N2 · noun

fishing

🎣🐟 漁 = fishing/catch + 業 = trade/industry, so fishing industry

Both kanji are read gyo and gyou in this word. 漁 means catching fish, and 業 means business or trade, so the word names the whole fishing trade.

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