JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 泉: "spring, fountain"
The kanji 泉 means "spring, fountain". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read セン in on'yomi and いずみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いずみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | spring, fountain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1086 of 2,501 |
Common words with 泉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 温泉hot spring · onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
- 泉spring; fountain
- 源泉source (of a spring, etc.) · source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
- 和泉Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
- 温泉宿hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
- 温泉街hot spring district (within a town)
- 温泉地hot spring area; hot spring district
- 温泉旅館inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
- 間欠泉geyser
- 泉水garden pond; miniature lake · fountain
- 黄泉の国Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
- 温泉場place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
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