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間欠泉 (かんけつせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

間かん欠けつ泉せん

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Meanings

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geyser

A hot spring that intermittently erupts a column of water and steam.

アイスランドには多おおくの間かん欠けつ泉せんがある。
There are many geysers in Iceland.

間かん欠けつ泉せんが突とつ然ぜん噴ふき上あがった。

The geyser suddenly erupted.

Kanji

間interval, space
欠lack, gap, fail
泉spring, fountain
歇exhausted, out of

Related words

温おん泉せん
温泉 is a general hot spring, while 間欠泉 specifically refers to a geyser that erupts intermittently.

Written forms

間かん欠けつ泉せん
Standard modern kanji spelling.
間かん歇けつ泉せん
Older variant using 歇 (kyūjitai/rare kanji).

Etymology

Compound of 間欠 (intermittent) + 泉 (spring). The spelling 間歇泉 uses the older form 歇 for 欠.