Keyword
lake
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig159
Readings
(42%)
Composed of
water drops
ancient barbarian
Mnemonic

A pictograph of an ancient barbarian next to water from a lake. Why is he here? Well, obviously, he's washing himself. They didn't really have proper bathrooms in the ancient times, so they had to make do with what they had. Which were the lakes.

Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
lake (in place names)
lake shore
Examples (165 in total)
There are beautiful lakes here and there.
That lake looks like an ocean.
Is swimming allowed in this lake?
Swimming isn't allowed in this lake.
It's dangerous to swim in this lake.
I think it's dangerous to swim in this lake.
This lake abounds in various kinds of fish.
There are many fish in this lake.
This lake is the deepest in this country.
This lake is among the deepest in the country.
How deep this lake is!
This lake is the deepest lake in Japan.
This lake is the deepest in Japan.
This lake is shallow.
This lake is deep.
Is this lake deep?
This is the most beautiful lake that I have ever seen.
We saw a lake far below.
That hotel was very near the lake.
The river discharges into a lake.
The water of the lake is very cold.
The water in the lake is cool.
The lake is very deep.
The lake is large and beautiful.
Is the lake deep?
Finally we arrived at the lake.
How do you know how deep the lake is?
We finally reached the lake.
After we had walked for some time, we came to the lake.
There is much more water in this lake now than in the past.
I like swimming in lakes and rivers more than swimming in the ocean.
I'm looking at my reflection in the lake.
The boy was about to jump into the lake.
The boy passed the time by flinging stones into the lake.
The river flows into the lake.
His car fell into the lake.
He could swim free in the lake.
The church is surrounded by woods and lakes.
There is a lake on the east of the village.
A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.
At the end of the forest, there is a beautiful lake.
The lake was adjacent to his house.
May I swim in the lake?
This part of the lake is very shallow.
There lives an old man in the hut by the lake.
The ice on the lake couldn't bear his weight.
I stayed at a small hotel near the lake.
The lake is a long way from here.
The lake is deepest here.
The lake was gleaming in the bright sunshine.
Let's walk to the lake.
There is a large lake near our town.
We're staying at a hotel near the lake.
After we walked for a while, we arrived at the lake.
Having walked for sometime, we came to the lake.
We swam in the lake.
We went swimming in the lake.
As soon as we got to the lake, we started swimming.
There is a lake in front of my house.
I think it's dangerous for children to swim in this lake.
We crossed the lake in a boat.
There's a lake nearby where we can swim.
The hotel we stayed at last summer is near the lake.
The lake is surrounded by green hills.
Ice covers the lake during the winter.
The lake is deepest around here.
As we went around the corner, the lake came into view.
As we went around the corner, the lake came in sight.
The lake can be reached in half an hour by bus.
How deep is this lake?
I don't know how deep the lake is.
The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.
This lake is deepest at this point.
The lake is deepest at this spot.
The lake is deep at this point.
The moonlight reflected on the lake.
The lake was bound in ice.
It was so cold that the lake froze over.
The lake was frozen.
The lake was frozen, so we walked across the ice.
The lake is ten miles about.
How deep is that lake?
How deep is the lake?
The moon was reflected in the lake.
I would often go fishing in the lake.
We sometimes swim in the lake.
We have walked all around the lake.
This lake supplies our city with water.
The lake supplies the city with water.
He has a big restaurant near the lake.
The lake is about 25 meters deep.
The water in the lake is murky.
There are a lot of fish in that lake.
There were hundreds of birds on the lake.
We walked along the shore of the lake.
The boat sank to the bottom of the lake.
There are a few boats on the lake.
The lake supplies water to the village.
He went for a swim in the lake every morning.
The hotel fronts the lake.
The castle stands facing a beautiful lake.
We made camp near the lake.
A stream flows into the lake.
We enjoyed swimming in the lake.
We're going to cycle to the lake tomorrow.
Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the lake.
The pipe conveys water from the lake to the factory.
The lake was beautiful with some swans swimming on it.
They went around the lake.
How about going for a drive to Lake Yamanaka with us tomorrow?
The drive to the lake was very exciting.
Let's drive to the lake.
The road curves gently toward the lake.
Tom went to the lake with Mary.
Tom jumped into the lake.
We camped on the side of the lake.
We stayed at a hotel by the lake.
I stayed at a small hotel by the lake.
They went on a picnic to the lake.
We went on a picnic at the lake.
Lake Akan is frozen over.
At the foot of the hill is a beautiful lake.
He conducted us on a tour around the lake.
There are quite a few hotels by the lake.
The old church by the lake is very beautiful.
The beauty of the lake was beyond description.
They bathed in the lake.
She was looking at the fine snow falling on the lake.
The lake's surface is almost like a mirror.
In the middle of the lake lies the island.
He threw a stone into the lake.
A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.
Lake Towada is famous for its beauty.
Lake Towada is in the north of Japan.
We went to Lake Towada on a school excursion.
He wandered around the lake.
There were some boats on the lake.
It is safe to skate on this lake.
I would often go skating on the lake.
I went skating on the lake.
No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.
Lake Biwa came in sight.
How deep is Lake Biwa?
Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.
Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing.
We stayed for 3 nights at a lakeside hotel.
The Great Lakes supply drinking water.
A mysterious legend has been handed down about this lake.
His eyes roamed over the lake in the valley.
There were a lot of boats on the lake.
We went fishing in the lake.
The water in lakes and rivers is usually fresh.
The lake's water is as smooth as a mirror.
Some believe Nessie lives in this lake.
Hundreds of buffaloes moved toward the lake.
I went swimming in the lake with Hiroko.
The lake was ringed by a fence, apparently for health and safety reasons.
He ran down to the lake.
The mountains are reflected in the lake.
The lake is notorious for its contamination.
The beauty of the lake is beyond description.
She likes Lake Mashuu.
They explored Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
This river runs into Lake Ontario.
Tom drowned in Lake Superior three years ago.