8

Pond


Meaning

Pond

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.


Reading

いけ

Explanation

If you fall into a pond, what sound do you make? EEEEK (いけ)! Or maybe you're just afraid of ponds (I don't blame you, there are probably snakes or leeches or alligators in there) and you EEEEK when someone mentions them.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 池に入る

    to enter the pond

    池にいる

    to be at the pond

    池に行く

    to go to the pond

  • 人工の池

    man-made pond

    近くの池

    nearby pond

    二つの池

    two ponds

  • 池のほとり

    the edge of the pond

    池の水

    pond water

    池のまわり

    around the pond

Context Sentences

この池の中には、大きなワニがいます。

There's a big alligator in this pond.

雨のせいで、池の金魚を全て失った。

We lost all the gold fish in the pond because of the rain.

池の近くには、大きくて古い石や竹林があります。

There are some big, old rocks and a bamboo grove near the pond.


Kanji Composition