Japanese

いど
Meaning: well
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

井
戸

Example sentences

Draw water from an old well.
彼は井戸を覗きこんだ
He peered into the well.
彼女は井戸の中をのぞきこんだ。
She peered into the well.
村人は古い井戸に死霊が現れると信じていた。
The villagers believed that a spirit of the dead appeared at the old well.
古い井戸のポンプを修理して、水が出るようにした。
I repaired the old well pump so that water would come out.
長い日照りで村の井戸が涸れた。
The village well dried up because of a long dry spell.
この井戸の水は地下水です。
The water in this well is groundwater.

Usage Notes

A deep hole dug into the ground to access groundwater.

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