泉いずみ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

A natural spring of water, or a constructed fountain. Often used in place names and poetic contexts.

泉いずみが湧わくfor a spring to well up/gush forth
山やまの中なかから泉いずみが湧わいている。
A spring is welling up from within the mountain.
泉いずみの水みずを汲くむto draw water from a spring
村むら人びとたちは毎まい朝あさ泉いずみの水みずを汲くみに行いく。
The villagers go to draw water from the spring every morning.
泉いずみが枯かれるfor a spring to dry up
長ながい干かんばつでその泉いずみは枯かれてしまった。
The long drought caused the spring to dry up.

湧わき水みず
湧き水 emphasizes the water itself as it naturally wells up from the ground, while 泉 refers to the spring or fountain as a place or feature.
温おん泉せんN3
温泉 specifically means a hot spring used for bathing, whereas 泉 is a general term for any natural or man-made spring.
噴ふん水すいN2
噴水 is a man-made fountain that actively sprays water, while 泉 can be a still or naturally flowing spring.
湧ゆう水すい
泉 is the everyday word for a spring or fountain, while 湧水 is a more formal, technical term used in geography or literature.

泉いずみ熱ねつ
Izumi fever
知ち識しきの泉いずみ
source of knowledge; fountain of knowledge
小こ泉いずみチルドレン
Koizumi Children; the 83 new LDP MPs elected in the 2005 general election

Native Japanese word. The kanji 泉 depicts water flowing from a source, fitting the meaning of a spring.