JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 池: "pond, cistern, pool"
The kanji 池 means "pond, cistern, pool, reservoir". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チ in on'yomi and いけ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いけ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pond, cistern, pool, reservoir |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 827 of 2,501 |
Common words with 池
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 池pond
- 電池battery; cell
- 電池切れrunning out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; going dead · loss of energy; depletion of stamina
- 貯水池reservoir
- 酒池肉林sumptuous feast; debauch
- 血の池Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
- 乾電池dry cell battery
- 池袋駅station : Ikebukuro Station
- 古池old pool; old pond
- 溜池reservoir; pond
- 太陽電池solar cell
- 蓮池lotus pond
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