Kanji 池: pond, cistern, pool, reservoir

Key takeaways

Kanji 池: pond, cistern, pool, reservoir. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

池

Meaning

pondcisternpoolreservoir

On reading

チ

Kun reading

いけ

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 池

pond, cistern, pool, reservoir

Kanji structure breakdown

池

Structure breakdown

氵 + 也

Mnemonic story

Water (氵) is also (也) found gathered in a specific place to form a pond. Imagine a large basin where water collects and remains still.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チ

乾電池かんでんち
dry cell / battery
電池でんち
battery / cell for power

Kun reading

いけ

池いけ
pond

Commonly used words

乾電池
かんでんち
dry cell / battery
電池
でんち
battery / cell for power
池
いけ
pond

Example sentences

Example 1

リモコンの乾電池を交換した。

Translation

I changed the remote control batteries.

Example 2

懐中電灯に乾電池を入れてください。

Translation

Please put batteries in the flashlight.

Example 3

このリモコンの電池をかえよう。

Translation

Let's change the battery in this remote control.

Example 4

電池がなくなって、時計が止まった。

Translation

The battery died, and the clock stopped.

Kanji 池: pond, cistern, pool, reservoir

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

乾電池 (かんでんち): meaning and examples

電池 (でんち): meaning and examples

池 (いけ): meaning and examples