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淡水湖 (たんすいこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

淡たん水すい湖こ

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Meanings

1

freshwater lake

A lake containing fresh water, as opposed to saltwater or brackish water.

琵び琶わ湖こは日本にほん最さい大だいの淡たん水すい湖こです。

Kanji

淡thin, faint, pale
水water
湖lake

Related words

湖みずうみ
淡水湖 specifically means a freshwater lake, while 湖 is a general term for any lake.
塩

Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan.

えん

水すい

湖こ

塩水湖 means a saltwater lake, the opposite of 淡水湖.

Built from

淡たん水すい+湖こ

Etymology

Compound of 淡水 (fresh water) and 湖 (lake).