小泉

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
fountain; spring
simp. and trad.
(小泉)
小 泉

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 小泉(こいずみ) (Koizumi).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

小泉

  1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 小泉, Koizumi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小 泉
こ
Grade: 1
いずみ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 小 (ko-, “small”) +‎ 泉 (izumi, “fountain”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こいずみ [kòízúmí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞izɨᵝmʲi]

Proper noun

小(こ)泉(いずみ) • (Koizumi) ←こいづみ (Koidumi)?

  1. a placename, such that of a district in northwestern Nara Prefecture
  2. a surname
  3. a female given name

Derived terms

  • 小(こ)泉(いずみ)八(や)雲(くも) (Koizumi Yakumo)
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