Results, 海老で鯛を釣る

海老で鯛を釣る【えびでたいをつるebidetaiwotsuru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment - idiom

Kanji definition:

海
常用２年JLPTN4

カイKAI・うみumi

sea; ocean

Strokes:
9
Radical:
水氵氺 water
SKIP:
1-3-6
UTF:
6d77
JIS208:
19-4
Nanori:
あa・あまama・うなuna・うんun・えe・かka・たta・ひろhiro・ひろしhiroshi・ぶbu・まちmachi・ままmama・みmi・めme・わたるwataru
Hangul:
해 [hae]
Pinyin:
hǎi
Stroke order:
Example words:
海外【かいがいkaigai】
foreign; abroad; overseas
海【うみumi】
sea; ocean; waters
北海道【ほっかいどうhokkaidou】
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
東海【とうかいtoukai】
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; / East Sea (controversial name for the Sea of Japan proposed by Korea)
海上【かいじょうkaijou】
on the sea; maritime; marine
老
常用４年JLPTN3

ロウROU・おいるo.iru・ふけるfu.keru

old man; old age; grow old

Strokes:
6
Radical:
耂老⺹ old
SKIP:
3-4-2
UTF:
8001
JIS208:
47-23
Nanori:
えびebi・おいoi・びbi
Hangul:
로 [ro]
Pinyin:
lǎo
Stroke order:
Example words:
老人【ろうじんroujin】
the aged; old person
老後【ろうごrougo】
old age
老人ホーム【ろうじんホームroujinHOOMU】
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
長老【ちょうろうchourou】
elder; senior; / senior monk; / dean; presbyter; patriarch
老衰【ろうすいrousui】
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
鯛
人名用JLPTN1

チョウCHOU・たいtai

sea bream; red snapper

➜
鮉
Strokes:
19
Radical:
魚 fish
SKIP:
1-11-8
UTF:
9bdb
JIS208:
34-68
Hangul:
조 [jo]
Pinyin:
diāo
Stroke order:
Example words:
金目鯛【きんめだいkinmedai】
splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
鯛焼き【たいやきtaiyaki】
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
鯛めし【たいめしtaimeshi】
rice with minced sea bream (tai)
黒鯛【くろだいkurodai】
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
海老で鯛を釣る【えびでたいをつるebidetaiwotsuru】
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
釣
常用中学校JLPTN1

チョウCHOU・つるtsu.ru・つりtsu.ri・つり~tsu.ri

angling; fish; catch; allure; ensnare

Strokes:
11
Radical:
金釒 metal, gold
SKIP:
1-8-3
UTF:
91e3
JIS208:
36-64
Nanori:
つりtsuri
Hangul:
조 [jo]
Pinyin:
diào
Stroke order:
Example words:
釣り【つりtsuri】
fishing; angling; / change (e.g. for a purchase); / trolling; writing false posts online
釣る【つるtsuru】
to fish; to angle; to catch; / to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure
釣り合う【つりあうtsuriau】
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; / to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
釣り合い【つりあいtsuriai】
balance; equilibrium
お釣り【おつりotsuri】
change (for a purchase)

Kanji

海

カイKAI・うみumi

sea; ocean

老

ロウROU・おいるo.iru・ふけるfu.keru

old man; old age; grow old


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