湖: LakeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コ
- Kun'yomi
- みずうみ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 64 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コ)
- 湖畔こはんlake shore
- 湖沼こしょうlake; marsh
- 湖岸こがんlakeshore; lakeside
- 湖底こていbottom of a lake
- 湖水こすいlake
- 琵琶湖びわこLake Biwa
- びわ湖びわこLake Biwa
- カルデラ湖カルデラこcaldera lake
- ダム湖ダムこreservoir; lake formed by a dam
- 三日月湖みかづきこoxbow lake; billabong
- 人口湖じんこうこartificial lake; man-made lake
- 人工湖じんこうこartificial lake; man-made lake
- 人造湖じんぞうこartificial lake; man-made lake
- 内陸湖ないりくこendorheic basin
- 地下湖ちかこunderground lake; subterranean lake
- 地底湖ちていこunderground lake; subterranean lake
- 堰き止め湖せきとめこdammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
- 堰止め湖せきとめこdammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
- 塩水湖えんすいこsaltwater or saline lake
- 塩湖えんこsalt lake; saline lake
- 富士五湖ふじごこthe Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
- 富栄養湖ふえいようこnutrient-rich (or eutrophic) lake
- 断層湖だんそうこfault lake
- 有口湖ゆうこうこexorheic lake; open lake
- 氷河湖ひょうがこglacial lake
- 氷河湖決壊洪水ひょうがこけっかいこうずいglacial lake outburst flood
- 江湖こうこthe public; the world
- 汽水湖きすいこbrackish lake
- 河跡湖かせきこcrescentic lake; oxbow lake
- 沼湖しょうこmarshes and lakes
- 海跡湖かいせきこlagoon
- 淡水湖たんすいこfreshwater lake
- 淡湖たんこfreshwater lake
- 湖上こじょうon the lake
- 湖北こほくnorth of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
- 湖北省こほくしょうHubei Province (China)
- 湖南省こなんしょうHunan Province (China)
- 湖口ここうlake inlet
- 湖心こしんcenter of a lake (centre); middle of a lake
- 湖沼型こしょうがたlake type (i.e. eutrophic, dystrophic, oligotrophic)
- 湖沼学こしょうがくlimnology
- 湖沼水質保全特別措置法こしょうすいしつほぜんとくべつそちほうLaw Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of Lake Water Quality (1984)
- 湖沼生態系こしょうせいたいけいlake ecosystem
- 湖面こめんlake surface
- 湖風こふうlake wind; lake breeze
- 潟湖せきこlagoon
- 火口原湖かこうげんこcrater lake
- 火口湖かこうこcrater lake
- 火山湖かざんこcrater lake; volcanic lake
- 無口湖むこうこendorheic lake; closed lake
- 琵琶湖大鯰びわこおおなまずLake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
- 礁湖しょうこbarrier lagoon; coral-reef lagoon
- 腐植栄養湖ふしょくえいようこdystrophic lake
- 貧栄養湖ひんえいようこlake with low nutrient level; oligotrophic lake
- 輪湖りんこera during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 湖みずうみlake
- 白鳥の湖はくちょうのみずうみSwan Lake (ballet)
Other readings
- 堰き止湖せきとめこdammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
- 堰止湖せきとめこdammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
- 洞爺湖サミットとうやこサミットG8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit; Hokkaido Toyako G8 summit
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