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Kanji for Spring
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “spring”: 弾、泉、春. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
spring
To bounce, spring and play music.
12 strokes On reading ダン、タン (dan, tan) Kun reading ひく、ひき、はずむ (hiku, hiki, hazumu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap
Readings used for names on Nazuke: dan
spring
A spring of fresh water that never runs dry.
9 strokes On reading セン (sen) Kun reading いずみ (izumi) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: spring, fountain
Readings used for names on Nazuke: izu, zumi, sen
In Japan it appears in about 338 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 泉: Blythe 武良泉 · Edythe 永太泉 · Eloise 永路泉 · Yesenia 栄泉仁愛 · Vincenzo 敏泉礎 · Sena 泉南 · Senna 泉南 · Christen 久梨泉 · Innocent 祈泉斗 · Parthenia 葉泉仁愛 · Bozena 望泉南 · Vicente 美泉鼎 and 1 more
spring
Spring; new beginnings and blossoms.
Haru Ichiban is the warm first south wind of spring, eagerly celebrated as the end of harsh winter.
9 strokes On reading シュン (shun) Kun reading はる (haru) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: springtime, spring (season)
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shun, haru
In Japan it appears in about 839 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 春: Azhar 安寿春 · Gaspar 賀寿春 · Gerhard 華瑠春道 · Hartmut 春斗夢桐 · Palmira 春実良 · Caspar 賀寿春 · Temple 天春 · Maple 芽依春 · Vishnu 美春能 · Haryanto 春弥登
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