Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to fish.
  2. to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through.

auxiliary verb, Godan verb

  1. to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
漁る あさる
 
漁る すなどる
いさ
 
漁る いさる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fishing, fishery
リョウ ギョ あさ.る (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ