泡 meaning'bubbles, foam, suds, froth'
 onyomiホウ
 kunyomiあわ
termpronunciationEnglish
泡あわbubble, foam, froth, head on beer
一泡ひとあわ(a) blow, (a) shock
一泡吹かせるひとあわふかせるto give a surprise (or blow), to scare the hell out of
気泡きほう(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
水泡すいほうfoam, bubble; nothing
泡を食うあわをくうto be flurried, to be confused, to lose one's head
泡沫的ほうまつてきtransient, passing, fleeting, ephemeral, like a bubble on liquid
泡盛あわもりstrong Okinawa liquor
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
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