いけ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
池

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Pronunciation

Noun

いけ • (ike) 

  1. a pond (small lake or pool)
    池(いけ)を乾(ほ)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(い)うたちいかんちや　おらんくの池(いけ)にゃ
      潮(しお)吹(ふ)く魚(さかな)が　泳(およ)ぎよる
      iutachi ikanchiya oranku no ike nya
      shio fuku sakana ga oyogiyoru
      (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. a pool (small amount of liquid in a surface)
  3. (calligraphy) part of an inkstone where water is stored
    Synonym: 海 (umi)
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 池(いけ)袋(ぶくろ) (Ikebukuro)
  • 内(うち)池(いけ) (uchiike)
  • 涸(か)れ池(いけ) (kareike)
  • 枯(か)れ池(いけ) (kareike)
  • 心(こころ)の池(いけ) (kokoro no ike)
  • 猿(さる)沢(さわの)池(いけ) (Sarusawa-no-ike)
  • 人(じん)工(こう)池(いけ) (jinkō ike)
  • 溜(た)め池(いけ) (tameike)
  • 溜(てめ)池(いけ) (temeike)
  • 古(ふる)池(いけ) (furuike)
  • 用(よう)水(すい)池(いけ) (yōsui ike)
Proverbs
  • 池(いけ)に落(お)ちた犬(いぬ)はたたけ (ike ni ochita inu wa tatake)
See also

Proper noun

いけ • (Ike) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
行け

Verb

いけ • (ike) 

  1. imperative of いく

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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