泉

• 読み: いずみ
• ローマ字: izumi
• 漢字の分解: 泉 (sen/izumi) — spring, fountain
• 発音: /i.zɯ.mi/

意味

Spring; fountain. A place where water wells up naturally from the ground.

A noun referring to a natural spring or source of water. Also used figuratively to mean a source or wellspring, as in 知識の泉 (fountain of knowledge). A very common element in Japanese place names and personal names, such as 和泉 (Izumi). The word 温泉 (onsen, hot spring) contains this kanji.

例文

1. 山の中にきれいな泉を見つけた。
2. 彼は知識の泉のような人だ。
3. この泉の水は飲めるらしい。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, literature, geography

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 泉 is a pictograph depicting water welling up from the ground. The water radical is embedded within the character, and the lower portion represents a pool.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal