池 means “pond”

いけ · ike

Also: cistern, pool, reservoir

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いけ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

チ

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The story

Still water holds the sky. In Japanese gardens, koi ponds mirror clouds and mountains, creating worlds within worlds.

Used in 池 (ike, pond) and 電池 (denchi, battery)

More from Nature's Poetry

• 砂 sand
• 滴 raindrop
• 霜 frost
• 露 dew
• 氷 ice
• 流 stream
• 沼 marsh
• 泉 spring
• 岸 shore
• 崖 cliff
• 庭 garden
• 枝 branch

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.