泉
泉 — Spring
spring, fountain
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomiいずみ (izumi)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 泉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温泉 | おんせん onsen | hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort |
| 泉 | いずみ izumi | spring; fountain |
| 源泉 | げんせん gensen | source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin |
| 天然温泉 | てんねんおんせん tennenonsen | natural hot spring |
| 泉水 | せんすい sensui | garden pond; miniature lake; fountain |
| 霊泉 | れいせん reisen | miraculous spring or fountain |
Study notes
泉 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1086 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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