Memory phrase for the character: 湖

湖

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Meaning

lake

Pronunciation

 KO
mizuumi

Explanation

 From left: Water 氵, old 古 (= image of a tomb-stone), moon 月

Mnemonic
 
(Reflection of the full moon in the calm waters of the lake:) The water with the good old moon, that's the: Lake.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
古 oldPicture of a gravestone
月 monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However the radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".
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 Vocabulary

湖面 こめん  lake surface
湖 みずうみ  lake
琵琶湖 びわこ  Lake Biwa

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