泉 Spring

Radical Combination

• 白

  White
• 水

  Water

Meaning

Primary

Spring

Alternative

Fountain

Mnemonic

White water shoots out from a spring in the ground. Due to the force the water shoots from the spring, the water looks white with all the air bubbles.

Hints

Imagine these geysers and the white water shooting from the springs under the ground. Now imagine yourself standing over one when the water shoots out. You’d get super wet and probably knocked over due to the force of the spring water. Imagine this happening to yourself.

Readings

On’yomi

せん

Kun’yomi

いずみ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

From the spring, a centaur (せん) emerges.

Hints

Imagine this centaur pushing its way out from the hole in the ground, plugging the water as it squeezes through the hole. Why was there a centaur in the spring? Once it gets out, imagine the centaur standing in front of the spring as it bubbles up and starts shooting water out again. This spring belongs to the centaur.