Ukeyana - Ukeyana

…The character 'yan' is a Japanese character, and can be written as 'fish bridge' and read as 'yana'. A device that catches fish swimming by by opening up a gap between a dense row of twigs and thin bamboo and then hanging a 'sudana' diagonally on top of the screen. A device that uses a trap instead of a screen is called an 'ukeyana', and a device that uses a bag net is called a 'bukuroamiyan'. A device that catches fish coming down from the upstream of a river is called a 'shitariyan', and a device that catches fish that swim upstream during spawning season is called an 'ascendingyan'. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Senyan" are listed below.

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…〈簗〉は和字であり，〈魚梁〉と書いて〈やな〉と読ませることもある。小枝や細竹をびっしり並べた間の一部をあけて，そこに〈簀棚（すだな）〉を斜めに張って，泳いでくる魚をその簀の上に受けて捕らえる装置で，簀棚の代りに筌（うけ）をおくものを〈筌簗（うけやな）〉，袋網を設置するものを〈袋網簗〉という。また川の上流から下ってくる魚を捕るものを〈下り簗〉，産卵期などに遡上する魚を捕るものを〈上り簗〉という。…

※「筌簗」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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