泡

bubble; bubbles; foam; suds; froth

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1872.

Readings

• あわ (kun reading): 泡 (あわ) bubble; 水の泡 (みずのあわ) bubble on the surface of water
• ホウ (on reading): 発泡 (はっぽう) foaming; 気泡 (きほう) (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
• Read as a whole word: 泡沫 (うたかた) bubble on surface of liquid

Components

• 氵
• 包
• 勹 radical wrap
• 已 radical oneself; already, 己 forms
• ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水

Kanji containing 泡

• 萢 bog

Words using 泡

• 泡 (あわ) bubble
• 水の泡 (みずのあわ) bubble on the surface of water
• 泡盛 (あわもり) awamori
• 泡立つ (あわだつ) to bubble
• 泡立てる (あわだてる) to beat (e.g. eggs)
• 発泡 (はっぽう) foaming
• 気泡 (きほう) (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
• 発泡スチロール (はっぽうスチロール) styrofoam
• 水泡 (すいほう) foam
• 発泡酒 (はっぽうしゅ) happōshu
• 泡沫 (うたかた) bubble on surface of liquid
• 泡菜 (パオツァイ) pao cai

54 words in all.

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