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湖
mizuumi
Description
「湖」は、まわりを陸に囲まれた大きな水のことです。
"湖" is a large body of water surrounded by land.
川や海とちがって、静かで大きな水がたまっている場所を言います。
Unlike rivers or seas, "湖" refers to a calm, large body of water that has collected in one place.
Meanings
湖mizuumi
a lake; large inland body of water
夏に大きな湖へ泳ぎに行きました。
I went swimming at a large lake in the summer.
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Notes
- Etymology
水 (mizu, water) + うみ (umi, sea) combine into mizuumi, literally 'water-sea'.
- Nuance
湖 is larger than 池 (ike, pond) and is fresh, inland water, not the sea 海.
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