井せい泉せん

noun

well; water well

Refers to a well as a structure or source of water. Often used in literary or formal contexts; in everyday speech 井戸 (いど) is more common.

See also: 井戸

• 村むらの井せい泉せんは枯かれることなく、人ひと々びとの生せい活かつを支ささえていた。

  The village well never ran dry and supported the people's lives.

noun

well water

Refers specifically to water drawn from a well. This sense is less common and may be encountered in older or poetic texts.

• 井せい泉せんを汲くんで、茶ちゃを点たてた。

  I drew well water and made tea.