間欠泉

間欠泉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
間	欠	泉
かん Grade: 2	けつ Grade: 4	せん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 間歇泉

Etymology

間欠 (kanketsu, “intermittent”) +‎ 泉 (sen, “spring”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かんけつ​せん [kàńkétsúꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • (Tokyo) かんけ​つせん [kàńkéꜜtsùsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) かんけつせん [kàńkétsúséń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋke̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

間欠泉 (hiragana かんけつせん, rōmaji kanketsusen)

1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) a geyser

Descendants

• → Chinese: 間歇泉
• → Korean: 간헐천 (ganheolcheon)