Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Modern, Rare) Scripts いけ池 潢(Kanji/Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. Ee-kayh / Ee-keh [key] Meaning & History 池 (Ike) meaning "pond, cistern, pool, reservoir", 潢 (Ike) meaning "Expanse of water, lake, pond". There are similar kanji characters which have the same meaning but are pronounced differently.