いけ
Japanese
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling |
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池 |
First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いけ [ìkéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ike̞]
Noun
いけ • (ike)
- a pond (small lake or pool)
- 池を乾す
- ike o hosu
- drain a pond
- 1959, 武政英策 (lyrics), “南国土佐を後にして”, performed by ペギー葉山:
- 言うたちいかんちや おらんくの池にゃ
潮吹く魚が 泳ぎよる- iutachi ikanchiya oranku no ike nya
shio fuku sakana ga oyogiyoru - (please add an English translation of this example)
- iutachi ikanchiya oranku no ike nya
- 言うたちいかんちや おらんくの池にゃ
- 池を乾す
- a pool (small amount of liquid in a surface)
- (calligraphy) part of an inkstone where water is stored
- Synonym: 海 (umi)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 池袋 (Ikebukuro)
- 内池 (uchiike)
- 涸れ池 (kareike)
- 枯れ池 (kareike)
- 心の池 (kokoro no ike)
- 猿沢池 (Sarusawa-no-ike)
- 人工池 (jinkō ike)
- 溜め池 (tameike)
- 溜池 (temeike)
- 古池 (furuike)
- 用水池 (yōsui ike)
Proverbs
- 池に落ちた犬はたたけ (ike ni ochita inu wa tatake)
See also
- 硯 (suzuri, “inkstone”)
- 堀 (hori, “moat”)
Proper noun
いけ • (Ike)
- a surname
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling |
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行け |
Verb
いけ • (ike)
- imperative of いく
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN