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Kanji for Lake
The kanji for “lake” is 湖, read ko and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
lake
A still lake that mirrors the sky.
Lake Biwa (琵琶湖) is Japan's largest freshwater lake and is estimated to be over four million years old.
12 strokes On reading コ (ko) Kun reading みずうみ (mizuumi) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: lake
Readings used for names on Nazuke: umi, ko, mi, mizuumi
In Japan it appears in about 495 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 湖: Cody 湖路 · Corey 湖理 · Connor 湖南 · Con 湖 · Coy 湖唯 · Eko 英湖 · Kok 湖空 · Ugo 宇湖 · Coby 湖陽 · Coco 湖瑚 · Coen 湖燕 · Cole 湖瑠 and 143 more
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