What does kanji 池 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 池 is pond.

How is kanji 池 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 池 are いけ; the onyomi readings are チ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 池?

Kanji 池 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 池?

The main radical for kanji 池 is 水.

What words use kanji 池?

Example words that use kanji 池 include 池, 池魚の殃, 池沼, 池水.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 9

池

Meaning

Kanji 池

pond

pond, cistern, pool, reservoir

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いけ
Onyomi 音読み: チ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #827
Strokes: 6
Radical: 水
Components: 汁 • 也
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: 地 • 他 • 也 • 弛 • 阤 • 匜 • 扡

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 89 entries that include this kanji.

池

いけ

pond

池魚の殃

ちぎょのわざわい

collateral damage

池沼

ちしょう

ponds and swamps

池水

ちすい

pond water

池泉

ちせん

pond in a garden

池泉回遊式

ちせんかいゆうしき

style of garden that features a path around a pond

池谷・関彗星

いけやせきすいせい

Comet Ikeya-Seki

池蝶貝

いけちょうがい

Hyriopsis schlegelii (species of freshwater mussel)

池亭

ちてい

arbor (arbour, bower) by a lake

池汀

ちてい

shore of a pond

池田銀行

いけだぎんこう

Ikeda Bank

池田町立美術館

いけだちょうりつびじゅつかん

Ikeda Public Museum of Art

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

公園の池で鯉が泳いでいる。

Koi are swimming in the park pond.

その池は冬になると凍る。

That pond freezes when winter comes.

子どもたちは池のまわりを走っていた。

The children were running around the pond.

庭に小さな池を作った。

I made a small pond in the garden.

池の水が昨日の雨で増えた。

The pond’s water rose because of yesterday’s rain.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.