How to say 'Lake' in Japanese | 湖

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The Japanese word for Lake is 'Mizuumi', written as 湖 in Japanese.'Lake' in hiragana is みずうみ.

word

湖

Meaning

Lake

Reading

みずうみ

mizuumi

Kanji

湖Lake

Explanation

The Japanese noun '湖 (みずうみ)' means 'lake'. It refers to a large body of water surrounded by land. This word is commonly used in geographical contexts or when describing natural landscapes. For example: The lake is beautiful「湖は美しい」(みずうみはうつくしい). I went to the lake yesterday「昨日、湖に行きました」(きのう、みずうみにいきました). The word '湖' is often used in compound words, such as '湖岸 (こがん)' meaning 'lakeshore' or '湖畔 (こはん)' meaning 'lakeside'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2613

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 湖

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

湖

Meaning

Lake

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'Mizuumi' means 'Lake' .

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