pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
On'yomi (音読み)
- チ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いけ
About this kanji
The kanji 池 (いけ, チ) primarily means "pond" or "pool," and it can refer to any water reservoir, often found in parks or gardens. Typically, this kanji functions as a noun. When you see it in compounds, it becomes quite interesting: 電池 (でんち) means "battery"; 乾電池 (かんでんち) refers to a "dry cell battery"; and 太陽電池 (たいようでんち) means "solar cell." A useful note is that when you encounter these compounds with 池, you are often dealing with energy storage, reflecting a modern twist on this traditional kanji, which originally depicted natural bodies of water.
Example sentences
庭に小さな池がある。
There is a small pond in the garden.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
- Tiếng Việt
- ao, bể, hồ, reservoir
- 日本語
- 池, 貯水槽, プール, 貯水池
- 한국어
- 연못, 저수지, 풀, 저수조
- 中文
- 池塘, 水池, 游泳池, 水库
- id
- kolam
- th
- บ่อ
- es
- estanque
- fr
- étang
- de
- Teich
- pt
- tanque
Common compounds
- 電池でんちbattery, cell
- 乾電池かんでんちdry cell battery
- 太陽電池たいようでんちsolar cell
- 電池切れでんちぎれrunning out of battery, battery depletion, going flat
- 貯水池ちょすいちreservoir
- 蓄電池ちくでんちstorage battery
- 印池いんちseal stamp pad
- 古池ふるいけold pool, old pond
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