湖 hú
noun
: lake
Kun Reading
湖 | みずうみ mizuumi
noun
: lake
On Reading
湖 | こ ko
suffix
: lake (in place names)
ゴ go
Usage:
湖南 hu2nan2: Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 长沙
湖北 hu2bei3: Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武汉
江湖 jiang1hu2: rivers and lakes; around the whole country; cf 两江 and 两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times
湖泊 hu2po1: lake
湖南 hu2nan2: Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 长沙
[こなん konan OR こなみ konami]
湖北 hu2bei3: Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武汉
[こほく kohoku]
湖滨 hu2bin1: lake front; Lakeside district; Hubin district of Sanmenxia city 三门峡市, Henan
江湖 jiang1hu2: rivers and lakes; around the whole country; cf 两江 and 两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times
: vagrant; itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc)
[こうこ kouko: the public; the world OR ごうこ gouko: Zen disciples]
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
湖光山色 hu2 guang1 shan1 se4
: scenic lakes and mountain; beautiful lake and mountain landscape
浪跡江湖 [浪迹江湖] lang4 ji4 jiang1 hu2
: to roam far and wide; to drift with the wind
五湖四海 wu3 hu2 si4 hai3
: all over the world; everywhere under the sun
人在江湖，身不由己 ren2 zai4 jiang1 hu2 , shen1 bu4 you2 ji3
: you can’t always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
氵 (shui3: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
胡 (hu2: reckless) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
氵 (shui3: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
胡 (hu2: reckless) provides the sound.
Examples:
琵琶湖が見えてきた。
びわこがみえてきた biwako ga mietekita
Lake Biwa came in sight.
那個湖凍冰了。
na4ge hu2 dong4bing1 le
That lake was frozen.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
