Kanji 泉: spring, fountain

Key takeaways

Kanji 泉: spring, fountain. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

泉

Meaning

springfountain

On reading

セン

Kun reading

いずみ

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 泉

spring, fountain

Kanji structure breakdown

泉

Structure breakdown

白 + 水

Mnemonic story

Imagine pure white (白) water (水) bubbling up from the ground. This visual of clear water splashing and foaming represents a spring or fountain.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セン

温泉おんせん
hot spring / spa

Kun reading

いずみ

泉いずみ
spring / fountain / natural water source

Commonly used words

温泉
おんせん
hot spring / spa
泉
いずみ
spring / fountain / natural water source

Example sentences

Example 1

温泉に入ってゆっくり休みました。

Translation

I relaxed slowly in the hot spring.

Example 2

日本には有名な温泉がたくさんあります。

Translation

Japan has many famous hot springs.

Example 3

この泉の水はとてもきれいです。

Translation

The water of this spring is very clean.

Example 4

山の泉で水をくみました。

Translation

I drew water from a mountain spring.

Kanji 泉: spring, fountain

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

温泉 (おんせん): meaning and examples

泉 (いずみ): meaning and examples