泡

bubbles

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingホウ

Kun readingあわ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

bubbles
彼は自分のやったことがすべて水の泡になったことに気づいた。He found all his efforts of no avail.tatoeba
彼の努力は水泡に帰した。Nothing has resulted from his efforts.tatoeba
foam
ビールは泡立ってコップから溢れた。The beer foamed over the top of the glass.tatoeba
suds
froth
bubbleRtK

lather

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

泡

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · wrap · bound up (乙) · snake (乙) · self (自)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 572

Compound words

気泡きほう

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

水泡すいほう

foam; bubble; nothing

発泡はっぽう

foaming

発泡スチロールはっぽうスチロール

styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

bubble on surface of liquid

to give someone a surprise

ひと泡ふかせるひとあわふかせる

to give someone a surprise

ひと泡吹かせるひとあわふかせる

to give someone a surprise

Additional Examples

彼の努力はすべて水の泡に帰した。

All his endeavors ended in failure.tatoeba

彼の努力はすべて水の泡になってしまったようだ。

All his efforts seemed to have been wasted.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 泡

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step