Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N2

1344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: lake

Kunyomi: みずうみ

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

上(こじょう)   on the lake

畔(こはん)   lake shore

淡水(たんすいこ)   freshwater lake

琵琶(びわこ)   Lake Biwa

ミシガン(ミシガンこ)   Lake Michigan

(みずうみ)   lake

Onyomi Examples

lake (in place names)

コショウ lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters

汽水 キスイコ brackish lake

塩水 エンスイコ saltwater or saline lake

Kunyomi Examples

みずうみ lake

白鳥の はくちょうのみずうみ Swan Lake (ballet)