間欠泉

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 間欠泉. Reading: かんけつせん. Core meaning: geyser.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 谷の奥にある間欠泉が白い湯気を上げて噴き出した / 案内係は間欠泉から十分に離れて見学するよう呼びかけた.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Intermittent eruption
  • 間欠泉 is a spring that erupts hot water and steam at intervals. Its eruptive behavior differs from 温泉, hot springs in general.