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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiǎoquán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎoquán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎocyuán
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-chʻüan²
    • Yale: Syǎu-chywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauchyuan
    • Palladius: Сяоцюань (Sjaocjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

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): [ko̞izɨmʲi]

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)