JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 泡: "bubbles, foam, suds"
The kanji 泡 means "bubbles, foam, suds, froth". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホウ in on'yomi and あわ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あわ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bubbles, foam, suds, froth |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1872 of 2,501 |
Common words with 泡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 泡bubble; foam; froth; suds
- 泡立つto bubble; to foam; to froth
- 水の泡bubble on the surface of water · (coming to) nothing; naught
- 泡立てるto beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
- 気泡(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
- 泡を食うto be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
- 泡沫bubble on surface of liquid · ephemeral; transient
- 一泡吹かせるto give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow
- 水泡foam; bubble · nothing
- 発泡スチロールstyrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
- 水泡に帰するto come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
- 泡が立つto bubble; to foam; to froth
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