間欠泉

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Japanese

 間欠泉 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 2
けつ
Grade: 4
せん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
間缺泉 (kyūjitai)
間歇泉 (dated)

Etymology

間欠 (kanketsu, intermittent) +‎ (sen, spring)

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)(けつ)(せん) (kanketsusen

  1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) a geyser

Descendants

  • Chinese: 間歇泉 / 间歇泉 (jiànxiēquán)
  • Korean: 간헐천 (ganheolcheon)