Kanji 池

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: いけ

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: さんずい(⺡)

Meaning

Pond / Reservoir / Pool

  • 電池でんち — battery
  • 池袋いけぶくろ — Ikebukuro Voice Japan
  • 池田いけだ — Ikeda (name)
  • 古池ふるいけ — old pond
  • 園池えんち — garden pond

The left radical ⺡ indicates water. The right part combines sound and shape elements, hinting at a collection of water. Altogether, it suggests a small body of water like a pond or reservoir.

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