レークreeku

1. nounlake
   見み日ひはレークジェニーバをかたどって池いけを造つくった。↗

   Ken'nichi made a pond in the shape of Lake Geneva.

• Synonym湖みずうみNeutralThe standard word for a lake in both everyday speech and writing; 「レーク」 is mostly confined to names such as 「レークサイドホテル」.
• Synonym湖水こすいNeutralCan mean the lake itself, but usually the water in it, as in 「湖水の温度」; for the lake itself it leans written, and everyday speech says 「湖」.

Say 「湖」 for a lake in ordinary use. 「レーク」 appears mainly in names like 「レークサイド」. 「湖水」 often means the lake's water (「湖水の水質」); for the lake itself it is more written than 「湖」.

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1. 湖みずうみ。