What is the Kanji for "Spring" and "Fountain"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Spring" and "Fountain", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Spring" and "Fountain" is "泉".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Izumi".

Its onyomi reading is "Sen".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "水" means "Water" and can be read as "Sui" and "Mizu". And The kanji "白" means "White" and can be read as "Byaku", "Haku", "Shiro", and "Shira".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "泉" mean in japanese?

"泉" means "Spring" and "Fountain".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

温泉: "Hot spring". The Japanese word '温泉 (おんせん)' refers to a natural hot spring. Hot springs are geothermal springs that are found in many parts of Japan, often in mountainous or volcanic areas. These hot springs are widely enjoyed and utilized for relaxation, therapeutic purposes, and bathing. They are considered an integral part of Japanese culture and tradition. For example: Let's go to the hot spring - (温泉に行きましょう). I went to the hot spring yesterday - (私は昨日温泉に行きました).

泉: "Spring". The Japanese noun '泉 (いずみ)' refers to a natural spring or fountain. It is used to describe a source of water that emerges naturally from the ground. '泉' can be used to describe natural springs, as well as human-made structures like fountains that mimic the flow of natural springs. For example: The clear spring water flows from the rock - (岩から清らかな泉が湧き出ている). I rested by the cool spring - (涼しい泉のそばで休んだ).

源泉: "Source". The Japanese noun '源泉 (げんせん)' means 'source'. This word refers to the original or primary source of something, such as the starting point or origin. It can be used to describe the source of water, energy, information, or other resources. For example: The spring is the source of the river - (その泉が川の源泉である). This report cites several credible sources - (このレポートは複数の信頼できる源泉を引用している).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu". And The hiragana "み" is read as "mi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.