湖 — kanji meaning “lake”
湖
lake
- Meanings
- lake
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi
- みずうみ
- Name readings
- うみ、み
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1344 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- hú — Chinese character page
Words with 湖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湖畔 | こはん kohan | lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront |
| 湖水 | こすい kosui | lake; lake water |
| 琵琶湖 | びわこ biwako | Lake Biwa; Biwako |
| 湖沼 | こしょう koshou | lake; marsh; wetland |
| 湖岸 | こがん kogan | lakeshore; lakeside |
| 湖底 | こてい kotei | bottom of a lake |
| 湖面 | こめん komen | lake surface |
| 湖北 | こほく kohoku | north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa |
| 湖上 | こじょう kojou | on the lake |
| 人造湖 | じんぞうこ jinzouko | artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir |
| 江湖 | こうこ kouko | the public; the world |
| 江湖 | ごうこ gouko | Zen disciples |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.