Ami-ko

Japanese: 網子 - あみこ

〘 noun 〙 A person who pulls a net during net fishing. A person who provides labor to the net owner, who manages the net fishing business, and participates in the actual fishing work. There are many net owners, and they are influential people in the village, so they are often in a strong subordinate relationship. Ago (head). Ogo (seater). ⇔ Amimoto (head). ※Joruri: Urashima Chronicle (1722) vol. 1, "Dozens of net workers from Urate"

A-go [Amiko]

〘 noun 〙 ("a" means net) 1. A person who works together in the pulling of a net. A person who pulls a beach seine. Amiko. Ango. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 3.238 "The cries of the fishermen as they pull the net can be heard as far as Omiya. " 2. Fisherman. [Nippo Jisho (Japanese-Portuguese Dictionary) (1603-04)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙網漁の際、網を引く者。網漁の経営者である網元に労力を提供し、実際の漁労に従う者。網元は多く、村の有力者なので、強い隷属関係に置かれていることが多かった。あご。おご。⇔網元。※浄瑠璃・浦島年代記（1722）一「浦手の網子数十人」