泉 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 泉意味

spring, fountain

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泉 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

いずみ izumi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

セン sen

Examples

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.

彼はその泉の水を飲んだ。

He drank from the spring.

彼らはその泉で喉の渇きをいやした。

They satisfied their thirst at the spring.

その男は知識の泉ともいうべき人だった。

The man was a fountain of knowledge.

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硬 stiff, hard