Translation guide
A well drilled into a confined aquifer where water rises to the surface under natural pressure without pumping.
The standard term for an artesian well, understood in technical and general contexts.
The most direct and common term for an artesian well, literally 'self-spouting well'. Used in technical and everyday language.
この地域には自噴井が多くあります。
There are many artesian wells in this area.
Literally 'dug-through well', often used interchangeably with 自噴井, but can also refer to a deep well that may not be artesian. Context usually clarifies.
掘抜き井戸から水が湧き出ています。
Water is gushing out from the artesian well.
A less common variant of 自噴井, adding 戸 (well) for clarity. Redundant in most contexts.
自噴井戸の水は冷たくて美味しいです。
The water from the artesian well is cold and delicious.
Referring to the underground water source or the water itself from an artesian well.
Technical term for 'confined groundwater', the water in an artesian aquifer. Used in hydrogeology.
被圧地下水は自然に地表に湧き出ることがあります。
Confined groundwater can naturally spring out to the surface.
Literally 'self-spouting water', refers to water from an artesian well. Common in product names (e.g., bottled water).
この自噴水はミネラルが豊富です。
This artesian water is rich in minerals.
掘抜き井戸 historically refers to wells dug with traditional methods, but in modern usage it often means any deep well, not necessarily artesian. 自噴井 is more precise for a well where water rises naturally.