Quick answer
湖 is the kanji for "Lake". Its reading is みずうみ (mizuumi). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Lake
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 湖 represents 'LAKE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of lake.
On-reading: こ — remember this sound by associating it with lake. Kun-reading: みずうみ.
Example Sentences
湖の周りを散歩すると、心が癒されます。
みずうみのまわりをさんぽすると、こころがいやされます。
Walking around the lake is soothing to the heart.
琵琶湖は日本最大の湖で、その周辺は観光地として有名です。
びわこはにほんさいだいのみずうみで、そのしゅうへんはかんこうちとしてゆうめいです。
Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake, and the surrounding area is famous as a tourist spot.
Vocabulary using 湖
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 Jul 22, 2026
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