pond

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 池 has 6 strokes and denotes a pond.
• Basic usage: 池 is read いけ, and 電池 is read でんち.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Meaning of the whole word
  • 公園の池 is a park pond.
  • 時計の電池 is a clock battery.
• Counting
  • 電池が二本必要です uses 本 to count cylindrical batteries.