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湖

lake
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingみずうみ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. lakeRtK

Synonyms

レーク湖水

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · uncivilized · zombie · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 159

Compound words

琵琶湖びわこ
Lake Biwa; Biwako
芦ノ湖あしのこ
Lake Ashi, a scenic crater lake in Hakone with views of Mount Fuji.
湖沼こしょう
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
湖水こすい
lake; lake water
湖畔こはん
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
潟湖せきこ
lagoon
湖岸こがん
lakeshore
湖国こくに
lake country, lakeland
湖上こじょう
on the lake
湖底こてい
lake bed, lake bottom
湖面こめん
lake surface
江湖こうこ
the public
沼湖しょうこ
marshes and lakes
鹹湖かんこ
salt lake
堰止湖せきとめこ
dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
火口湖かこうこ
crater lake
人造湖じんぞうこ
artificial lake
鹹水湖かんすいこ
saltwater lake
堰き止湖せきとめこ
dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
堰止め湖せきとめこ
dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
堰き止め湖せきとめこ
dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
琵琶湖大鯰びわこおおなまず
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

On Reading Examples

十和田湖は日本の北部にある。こ
Lake Towada is in the north of Japan.tatoeba
十和田湖はその美しさで有名である。こ
Lake Towada is famous for its beauty.tatoeba
私たちはスペリオル湖まで景色のよい自動車動をドライブした。こ
We went for a scenic drive as far as Lake Superior.tatoeba
湖畔の古い教会はとても美しい。こはん
The old church by the lake is very beautiful.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は釣り糸を湖に投げた。みずうみ
He cast his line into the lake.tatoeba
彼は湖の回りをぶらついた。みずうみ
He wandered around the lake.tatoeba
彼は湖のところまで駆け下った。みずうみ
He ran down to the lake.tatoeba
彼は湖に石を投げ入れた。みずうみ
He threw a stone into the lake.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は釣り糸を湖に投げた。
He cast his line into the lake.tatoeba
彼は湖畔巡りの旅で我々を案内した。
He conducted us on a tour around the lake.tatoeba
彼は湖の回りをぶらついた。
He wandered around the lake.tatoeba
彼は湖のところまで駆け下った。
He ran down to the lake.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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