| Word form | ryōshi |
| Original script | 漁師 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Comments on word | The unusual pronunciation of the first character is due to the confusion with the character ryō 猟 “hunt” |
| Analyzability | analyzable derived |
| Gloss | ryō-shi fish-man |
| Age | Middle Japanese [21] (1185–1603) |
| Lexical stratum | kango (kan’yōon) |
| Year | 1560 |
| Comparison with Mandarin | different variant |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 0 |