Quick answer
池 is the kanji for "Pond". A common reading is いけ (ike). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Pond
Also : Pool · Reservoir
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 池 represents 'POND'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of pond.
On-reading: ち — remember this sound by associating it with pond. Kun-reading: いけ.
Example Sentences
公園の池に鯉が泳いでいて、餌をあげると寄ってきます。
こうえんのいけにこいがおよいでいて、えさをあげるとよってきます。
Koi fish swim in the park pond, and they come over when you feed them.
電池が切れたので、コンビニで買いました。
でんちがきれたので、こんびにでかいました。
The batteries ran out so I bought some at a convenience store.
Vocabulary using 池
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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