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泡

泡 — bubbles, foam, suds

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ホウ
Kun
あわ
Strokes
8
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 泡

  • 泡あわbubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)Common

    くだける波が泡を作った。
    The breaking waves formed foam.

  • 発泡スチロールはっぽうスチロールstyrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyreneCommon
  • 気泡きほう(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)Common
  • 水泡すいほうfoam; bubbleCommon
  • 発泡はっぽうfoamingCommon
  • 泡盛あわもりawamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or milletOccasional
  • 泡々あわあわbubbly; foamy; frothyRare
  • 泡だて器あわだてきeggbeater; whiskRare
  • 泡箱あわばこbubble chamberRare
  • 泡姫あわひめsex worker (at a soapland)Rare
  • 泡風呂あわぶろbubble bathRare
  • 泡影ほうえいbubbles and shadows; something transientRare
  • 泡が立つあわがたつto bubble; to foam; to frothRare
  • 泡菜パオツァイpao cai; pow tsai; pickled vegetable, usu. cabbage, found in Szechuan cuisineRare
  • 泡ぶくあわぶくbubble (esp. of saliva); foam; frothRare
  • 泡を食うあわをくうto be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's headRare
  • 泡食うあわくうto be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's headRare
  • 大泡立草おおあわだちそうgiant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla); late goldenrodRare
  • 背高泡立草せいたかあわだちそうCanada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)Rare
  • 泡舟あわぶねBostrycapulus aculeatus (species of sea snail)Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 52 words that use 泡.

  • 泡 あわ bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
  • 発泡スチロール はっぽうスチロール styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
  • 気泡 きほう (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
  • 水泡 すいほう foam; bubble
  • 発泡 はっぽう foaming

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