泡 (bubbles, foam, froth, suds) - Kanji Codex

泡

bubbles, foam, froth, suds

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あわ

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:1

Frequency:1872

Vocabulary

ホウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
気泡	キホウ	(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
水泡	スイホウ	foam; bubble; nothing
泡沫的	ホウマツテキ	transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid
泡沫	ホウマツ	bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
泡沫候補	ホウマツコウホ	fringe candidate

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
発泡スチロール	はっぽうスチロール	styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
泡	あわ	bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
泡	あぶく	bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
水泡	みなわ	foam; bubble; nothing
発泡	はっぽう	foaming

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