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
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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