A water well, often a traditional structure. Can also appear in compound words.
村の井戸から水を汲む。
Draw water from the village well.
The villagers dug a well in the village.
彼女は井から水を汲んで台所に運んだ。
She drew water from the well and carried it to the kitchen.
water well
round well
the street; the town; the world of common people
Yoshino cherry; Somei-Yoshino cherry
side of a well; wellside
oil well
well curb; well kerb · family crest with a well curb design
newt; Japanese fire belly newt
well curb; wooden well frame · #-like pattern; hash sign; number sign
mountain well
well rope
winze; well
salt well; brine well
well with good-tasting water
eternal well; well that never runs dry
seed rice soaking pool
well drilling
gas well
well pulley
The kanji 井 pictographically represents a well frame. The reading い is the native Japanese word for well.