What is the Kanji for "Pond"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Pond", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Pond" is "池".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Ike".

Its onyomi reading is "Chi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "氵" means "Water" . And The radical "也" means "To be" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "池" mean in japanese?

"池" means "Pond".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

池: "Pond". The Japanese noun '池 (いけ)' refers to a small body of water, specifically a pond. Ponds are natural or artificial bodies of standing water, typically smaller than a lake, and are commonly found in natural landscapes, gardens, and urban areas. Ponds can serve various purposes such as recreation, irrigation, or as a habitat for aquatic life. For example: Let's go feed the fish in the pond - (池の中の魚に餌をやりましょう). There is a beautiful pond in the park - (公園の中に素敵な池があります).

電池: "Battery". The Japanese noun '電池 (でんち)' means 'battery'. It refers to a portable power source that can be used to power various electronic devices. Batteries come in different sizes and types, such as AA, AAA, and lithium-ion. For example: I need to replace the battery in my TV remote - (テレビのリモコンの電池を交換する必要がある). Please put the battery in the device - (デバイスに電池を入れてください).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "け" is read as "ke".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.