How to say "net" in Japanese

• 網あみJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'net' as a physical object: netting of knotted cord or thread, open-meshed, used to catch or enclose fish, insects, and the like. This is the word for the tangible item itself.
  あみでせみを捕つかまえた。↗

  We captured cicadas with a net.
• 正味しょうみJLPT N2approx.Common
  no-adjectiveCovers 'net' as an amount: what remains after deductions, as opposed to gross — net weight, net profit; also actual working hours, excluding breaks. It is not used for the physical object.

Use 網 for the physical object — open-mesh netting for catching fish or other things — and 正味 for the commercial sense of 'net': an amount left after deductions, as in net weight or net profit.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 網あみnet
• 正味しょうみnet (amount)
• ネットnet (e.g. hairnet, tennis net)
• 下駄げたnet
• 展開図てんかいずnet (of a polyhedron)