Net
Mesh, Netting
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same, so this means net.
網 usually means a net for catching something, like 虫取り網 (bug-catching net) or 魚を網で捕る (catch fish with a net). However, it can also be used for other interwoven or grid-like things with holes, like 金属の網 (wire mesh).
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it probably uses the kun'yomi reading. You did not learn this reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You've caught something in your net. You go to check what it is, and… it's Amy (あみ)! If you know an Amy, imagine her all tangled up in your net, looking kind of annoyed. If you don't know any Amys, then just picture the most famous celebrity Amy you can think of. You've managed to snag her in your net. Good for you…?
網を張る
to put up a net, to spread out a net
網をかける
to put netting over
網を使う
to use a net
網をかぶせる
to cover with a net
網の目
the mesh of a net, the holes in a net
法の網
the legal net
規制の網
the regulatory net
漁師の網
fisherman's net
金属の網
wire mesh
網にかかる
to be caught in a net
網に入る
to go into a net
網に引っかかる
to get snagged in a net
網にからまる
to get tangled in a net
網ですくう
to scoop up with a net
網で焼く
to grill on a wire grate
網で捕まえる
to catch with a net
網で取る
to catch with a net
網でセミを取ろうとしてるけど、中々取れない。
I'm trying to catch a cicada with a net, but I just can't seem to catch one.
その企業は規制の網をうまくくぐり抜けている。
The company is skillfully getting around the regulatory net.
漁師が海に網を投げた五分後には、もう魚が網にかかっていた。
Just five minutes after the fisherman cast his net into the sea, fish were already caught in it.
うちの娘が虫取り網が欲しいと鼻を鳴らしてせがむもんだから、ついつい買ってあげたんだよ。
My daughter kept whining and pleading with me for a butterfly net, so I bought one for her in spite of myself.