池
池 — Pond
pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
On’yomiチ (chi)
Kun’yomiいけ (ike)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 池
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 池 | いけ ike | pond |
| 電池 | でんち denchi | battery; cell |
| 太陽電池 | たいようでんち taiyoudenchi | solar cell |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち kandenchi | dry cell battery |
| 電池切れ | でんちぎれ denchigire | running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat |
| 貯水池 | ちょすいち chosuichi | reservoir |
Study notes
池 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #827 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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