Quick answer
泉 is the kanji for "Spring". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is いずみ (izumi). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Spring
Also : Fountain · Source
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 泉 represents 'SPRING'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of spring.
On-reading: せん — remember this sound by associating it with spring. Kun-reading: いずみ.
Example Sentences
温泉に浸かって、旅の疲れをすっかり取りました。
おんせんにつかって、たびのつかれをすっかりとりました。
Soaking in a hot spring, I completely relieved the fatigue from my trip.
清らかな泉の水を飲んで、体が浄化されたような気がしました。
きよらかないずみのみずをのんで、からだがじょうかされたようなきがしました。
Drinking the clear spring water, I felt as if my body had been purified.
Vocabulary using 泉
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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