Kanji

泉

spring, fountain

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いずみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

い, いずみ, きよし, ずみ, み, みず, みぞ, もと

Common Readings

セン, いずみ

Example sentences

温泉 おんせん
静かな宿で温泉に入って、ゆっくりしたい。

I want to relax in a hot spring at a quiet inn.

目的 もくてき
この旅行の目的は、温泉にゆっくり入ることです。

The purpose of this trip is to relax in a hot spring.

いずみ
森の奥に清らかな泉を見つけた。

I found a clear spring deep in the forest.

掬う すくう
彼は両手で泉の水を掬って飲んだ。

He scooped up water from the spring with both hands and drank it.

源泉 げんせん
好奇心は新しい知識の源泉である。

Curiosity is the source of new knowledge.

温泉街 おんせんがい
浴衣を着て夜の温泉街を散策するのは風情がある。

Strolling through the hot spring town at night wearing a yukata is very atmospheric.

情緒 じょうちょ
この温泉街は古い日本の情緒を残している

This hot spring town retains the atmosphere of old Japan.

温泉宿 おんせんやど
箱根の静かな温泉宿で、のんびりと週末を過ごした。

I spent a relaxing weekend at a quiet hot spring inn in Hakone.

ゆったり ゆったり
温泉宿でゆったりとした時間を過ごした。

We spent a relaxing time at the hot spring resort.

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