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渓泉 (けいせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

渓けい泉せん

Meanings

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noun

valley spring; spring gushing from a valley

Refers to a natural spring emerging from a valley or mountain ravine. A somewhat literary or descriptive term.

山やま奥おくの渓けい泉せんの水みずは冷つめたく澄すんでいた。
The water of the valley spring deep in the mountains was cold and clear.

Written forms

渓けい泉せん
Standard kanji spelling; 渓 means 'valley' and 泉 means 'spring'.
谿けい泉せん
Variant using 谿, an older or less common character for 'valley'.

Kanji

渓mountain stream, valley
泉spring, fountain
谿valley

Similar words

泉いずみ
泉 is the common word for 'spring' or 'fountain'; 渓泉 specifically emphasizes a spring located in a valley.
渓けい流りゅう
渓流 means 'mountain stream' or 'torrent', focusing on flowing water rather than the source.

Etymology

Compound of 渓 (valley) and 泉 (spring). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.