The kanji 漁 primarily means "fishing" or "to fish". It encompasses the act of catching fish or other aquatic animals for sustenance or other purposes. It can also refer to the activity, the location, or the method involved in fishing.

・On-yomi (音読み): ギョ (gyo) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 漁 (isa) (e.g., 漁る - isaru - to fish)

⚫︎ 漁業 Translation: fishing industry; fisheries ⚫︎ 漁師 Translation: fisherman; fisher ⚫︎ 漁船 Translation: fishing boat

The kanji 漁 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいいもじ). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 氵 or 水 (the water radical, representing water). ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 魚 (fish). The character combines the meaning of "water" and "fish," literally depicting the activity of catching fish in water. The original form likely represented a net or other fishing implements near water and fish. Over time, it was simplified.