Moji Ninja

湖 — lake

湖 means “lake”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). Kun'yomi: みずうみ (mizuumi). You'll see it in words such as 湖 (mizuumi, “lake”).

湖
Stroke order of 湖
Meaning
lake
On'yomi
コ (ko)
Kun'yomi
みずうみ (mizuumi)
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3 · set Water & the sea

How to remember 湖

Old (古) water (氵) under the moon (月): a lake.

Sounds like 古: both read コ.

Parts: 氵 water · 古 old · 月 moon; flesh

Words with 湖

WordReadingMeaning
湖みずうみ mizuumi kunlake

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