live well; bait well; fish hold
A compartment in a fishing boat filled with seawater to keep caught fish or bait alive and fresh.
I put the caught fish in the live well.
Circulate the seawater in the live well to keep the fish alive.
Standard kanji spelling for the live-well compartment in a fishing boat.
Alternate kanji spelling; 活け emphasizes 'keeping alive'.
Compound of 生け (ike, 'keeping alive') + 間 (ma, 'space, compartment').