湖 means “lake”
みずうみ · mizuumi
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- みずうみ
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- コ
JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 3 · 12 strokes
The story
Water (氵) beside something old (古) under the moon (月): picture a still, ancient lake holding the moonlight. 湖 is a lake: Japan's largest is 琵琶湖, Lake Biwa, and 河口湖 at the foot of Mount Fuji is famous for Fuji's upside-down reflection.
Used in 湖 (mizuumi, lake), 琵琶湖 (biwako, Lake Biwa), and 湖畔 (kohan, lakeside)
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