溜(た)め池(いけ)

ためいけ

noun

reservoir pond; irrigation pond

1. reservoir pond; irrigation pond

A man-made pond that stores water, chiefly for irrigating rice paddies and fields during dry periods. Common in regions with little rainfall or few rivers.

溜(た)め池(いけ)の水(みず)が減(へ)る。

The water in the reservoir pond is dropping.

農家(のうか)は溜(た)め池(いけ)から田(た)に水(みず)を引(ひ)く。

Farmers draw water from the reservoir pond to the paddies.

雨(あめ)の少(すく)ない地方(ちほう)では、溜(た)め池(いけ)が昔(むかし)から大切(たいせつ)な水源(すいげん)だった。

In areas with little rain, reservoir ponds have long been an important water source.

A constructed pond for storing irrigation water, especially where rivers are scarce. The 溜(た)める part means "to store" or "to accumulate."

Common collocations

溜(た)め池(いけ)を造(つく)る: to build a reservoir pond
溜(た)め池(いけ)の水(みず)を抜(ぬ)く: to drain a reservoir pond
農業(のうぎょう)用(よう)の溜(た)め池(いけ): agricultural reservoir pond

Usage

Western Japan, especially the Kagawa area, is known for its many 溜(た)め池(いけ) built to cope with low rainfall.

Related Words

Compare: 貯水池(ちょすいち) (reservoir)

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Added 2026.7.9 12:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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