いけ
ike
JLPT N26 strokesKanjiLevel 70 - JLPT N2

Quick answer

池 is the kanji for "Pond". A common reading is いけ (ike). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Pond

Also : Pool · Cistern · Reservoir

Readings

kunいけ/ ikeon/ chi

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 池 represents 'POND'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of pond.

Reading ·

On-reading: ち — remember this sound by associating it with pond. Kun-reading: いけ.

Example Sentences

公園の池に鯉が泳いでいて、餌をあげると寄ってきます。

こうえんのいけにこいがおよいでいて、えさをあげるとよってきます。

Koi fish swim in the park pond, and they come over when you feed them.

電池が切れたので、コンビニで買いました。

でんちがきれたので、こんびにでかいました。

The batteries ran out so I bought some at a convenience store.

Vocabulary using 池

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