| 1395 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2521 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1175 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1463 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 595 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 996 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1033 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1842 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1173 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 398 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 254 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 139 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17257 | Morohashi |
| 339 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 137 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 145 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1201 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沼地 【ヌマチ】 marshland, wetland, swampland
- 沼沢 【ショウタク】 marsh, swamp, bog
- 湖沼 【コショウ】 lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters
- 池沼 【チショウ】 ponds and swamps, retard, mentally disabled person
Kun reading compounds
- 沼 【ぬま】 marsh, swamp, wetland, bog, pond, obsession, addiction, being hooked on, getting sucked into, ugly man
- 沼田 【ぬまた】 deep-mud paddy
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- pantano
- lago
- estanque
Portuguese
- pântano
- lago
- charco
- brejo
- lagoa
French
- marais
- lac
- marécage
- mare
- étang
| 377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3716.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cbc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 湖 【コ】 lake (in place names)
- 湖沼 【コショウ】 lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters
- 汽水湖 【キスイコ】 brackish lake
- 塩水湖 【エンスイコ】 saltwater or saline lake
Kun reading compounds
- 湖 【みずうみ】 lake
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うみ、 み
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- lago
Portuguese
- lago
French
- lac
| 394 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 276 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1086 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 573 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1584 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 475 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 453 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1220 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 439 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 150 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17836 | Morohashi |
| 604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3240 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 396 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e56 | Unicode hex code |