Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 間欠泉(かんけつせん) in Japanese

間欠泉, 間歇泉, 間けつ泉
Kana Reading
かんけつせん
Romaji
kanketsusen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    geyser
    Example sentence
    間欠泉は2時間毎に噴出する The geyser sends up a column of hot water every two hours.

Examples of 間欠泉, 間歇泉, 間けつ泉, かんけつせん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

9 strokes

spring, fountain

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: いずみ

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JLPT 3

4 strokes

lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

On'Yomi: ケツ, ケン

Kun'Yomi: か.ける, か.く

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JLPT 5

12 strokes

interval, space

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: あいだ, ま, あい

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13 strokes

exhausted, out of

On'Yomi: ケツ, カイ, カツ

Kun'Yomi: や.める

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