泉

spring, fountain

JLPT N2 Grade 6 9 strokes

Kun'yomi: いずみ
On'yomi: セン
Radical: 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))

泉 means "spring, fountain". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 9 strokes. It is read いずみ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

泉 in example sentences

この辺へんに泉いずみがあるはずだ。

Kono hen ni izumi ga aru hazu da.

There must be a spring here somewhere.
トムはコインを泉いずみに投なげ入いれた。

Tomu wa koin o izumi ni nageireta.

Tom tossed a coin into the fountain.
村むらの真まん中なかには、泉いずみがあります。

Mura no mannaka ni wa, izumi ga arimasu.

There's a spring in the center of the village.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 泉

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Common questions

What does the kanji 泉 mean?: 泉 means "spring, fountain". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 泉 have?: 泉 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 泉 read?: It is read いずみ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 泉?: 泉 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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