The activity of catching fish (angling) using line and rod; a leisure or sport activity.
週末は友達と海に釣りに行く予定だ。
I'm planning to go fishing at the sea with friends this weekend.
川釣りは静かでリラックスできる趣味だ。
River fishing is a quiet, relaxing hobby.
釣り竿と餌を買って初めての釣りに備えた。
I bought a rod and bait to prepare for my first fishing trip.
An abbreviation for change (money returned after a purchase); the coins/bills given back at a register.
すみません、釣りはありますか？
Excuse me, do you have change?
千円札で払ったら釣りを多めにもらってしまった。
I paid with a 1,000-yen bill and ended up getting too much change.
On the internet, using sensational or exaggerated headlines/content to attract clicks (clickbaiting).
その記事は釣りタイトルだから全部読まない方がいい。
That article has a clickbait headline, so it's better not to read it all.
釣り見出しにだまされてサイトを開いてしまった。
I was fooled by a clickbait headline and opened the site.
Internet slang for trolling — provoking people to elicit reactions; posts or comments intended as bait.
あの書き込みは完全に釣りだ。相手にしないでおこう。
That post is totally trolling. Let's not engage with it.
釣りに乗って感情的な返信をしてしまった。
I took the bait and replied emotionally to the trolling.