Fountain in Japanese
In Japanese
噴水
funsui
Definition
Definition in EnglishAn ornamental structure in a square or a park that sends water up into the air, from where it falls back into a basin.
Definition in Japanese広場や公園にある飾りの設備で、水を空中に噴き上げて、下の池に落とす。
Example sentences
うちの娘、噴水の前を通るたびにコインを投げ入れて、願い事をするの。素通りできないんだよね。
My daughter can't walk past the fountain without throwing a coin in and making a wish.
暑い日になると、靴を脱いだ子どもたちが噴水でバシャバシャしてるよ。
On hot days the kids take their shoes off and splash around in the fountain.
噴水、もう何か月も掃除してないでしょ。水は濁ってるし、葉っぱも浮いてるし。
They haven't cleaned the fountain in months — the water's murky and full of leaves.