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Japanese symbol for “pond”

Romaji: ike
pond

In Japanese, pond is , read (ike).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n pond

Kanji and stroke order

pond, cistern, pool
on: チ
kun: いけ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “pond”

WordReadingMeaning
ぬま numamarsh; swamp; wetland
ポンド pondopond
つつみ tsutsumireservoir; pond
ためいけ tameikereservoir; pond
ちすい chisuipond water; pond

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんち denchibattery; cell
かんでんち kandenchidry cell battery
ちょすいち chosuichireservoir
ちくでんち chikudenchistorage battery
ちしょう chishouponds and swamps
はすいけ hasuikelotus pond

See also: Chinese symbol for “pond”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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