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泉

Spring
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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Kun readingいずみ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6Level 12

Meanings

  1. springRtK
  2. fountain
    泉はおよそ１７０フィートの高さまで温水を吹き出す。The fountain sends hot water to a height of 170 feet.tatoeba

Popular Usage

温泉

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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white (白) · dove · water (水)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 140

Compound words

温泉おんせん
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
天然温泉てんねんおんせん
natural hot spring
源泉げんせん
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
泉水せんすい
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
井泉せいせん
(water) well
黄泉よみ
Hades
九泉きゅうせん
hades
原泉げんせん
source (of a spring, etc.)
古泉こせん
old coin
鉱泉こうせん
mineral spring
谿泉けいせん
a spring that gushes forth from a valley
醴泉れいせん
spring of sweet water
間歇泉かんけつせん
geyser
古泉学こせんがく
numismatics
泉貨紙せんかし
reclaimed paper
芒硝泉ぼうしょうせん
hot spring rich in sodium sulfate
黄泉竃食ひよもつへぐい
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)

Additional Examples

彼はその泉の水を飲んだ。
He drank from the spring.tatoeba
日本の温泉は裸で泳ぐのにもってこいだ。
The Japanese onsen is a nice place for skinny-dipping.tatoeba
日本にはたくさんの温泉がある。
There are a lot of hot springs in Japan.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Spring. 白 (clear) + 水 (water) — clear water from underground.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 泉

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step