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湖

Readings

Kana: コ、みずうみ
Romaji: ko, mizuumi
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: うみ、み
Romaji: umi, mi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

lake

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1344
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  ho
Chinese Reading:  hu2
Unicode:  6e56
JIS:  3850

Indexes

Halpern Index: 604
Nelson Index: 2628
New Nelson Index: 3240
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a9.8
Four Corner Index: 3712.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 276
Gakken Index: 1086
Japanese Names Index: 1584
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17836
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0126
Remembering the kanji Index: 148
Kanji Flashcards Index: 699
Kodansha Compact Index: 1220
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 293
Kanji in Context Index: 453
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 439
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 551
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 150
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 159
Essential Kanji Index: 573
Kodansha Kanji Index: 736
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 346
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 394
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 396

Words

湖 (みずうみ)
lake
琵琶湖 (びわこ)
Lake Biwa
湖畔 (こはん)
lake shore
湖水 (こすい)
lake
湖底 (こてい)
bottom of a lake
湖 (こ)
lake (in place names)
湖沼 (こしょう)
lakes and marshes
人造湖 (じんぞうこ)
artificial lake
湖岸 (こがん)
lakeshore; lakeside
湖上 (こじょう)
on the lake
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