also: れんち
lotus pond
A pond where lotus plants grow, often found in gardens or temple grounds.
Beautiful flowers are blooming in the lotus pond in the garden.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading はすいけ is the most common.
Alternate reading れんち, less common and may appear in proper nouns or literary contexts.
Compound of 蓮 (hasu, 'lotus') and 池 (ike, 'pond'). The reading れんち uses the on'yomi of both characters.