Kanji: 池 Pond

JLPT N2 | 6 Strokes

Kanji Parts: 

• 氵 water
• 也 archaic “to be”;  think of it as a scorpion

Etymology: 

The pond had both water 氵 and scorpions 也--be careful as you approach the water!

Stroke Order:

Examples:

• 池沼(ちしょう) ponds and swamps
• 電池(でんち) battery
• 人工池(じんこういけ) artificial pond

古池ふるいけや、蛙飛かわずとびこむ、水みずの音おと。

Old pond / A frog jumps in / Splash! / Silence again.

A haiku by Matsuo Basho

• 古 old; ancient
• 池 pond
• や [ya is a kireji (cutting word) that sets the haiku rhythm and also makes it sound more dramatic.]
• 蛙 frog [かわず is the old word for frog; nowadays it is かえる]
• 飛び込む jump into
• 水 water
• 音 sound