湖

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 湖 is read as みずうみ and is a noun for a lake, a relatively large body of water surrounded by land.
• Basic usage: Walking around a lake appears in 湖の周りを歩く, while describing the moon reflected in a lake appears in 湖に月が映る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 池
  • 湖 generally denotes a larger body of water than a pond.