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泡 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 泡 意味

bubbles, foam, suds, froth

泡 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

あわ awa

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ホウ hou

Examples

くだける波が泡を作った。The breaking waves formed foam.
泡はみるみる無くなった。The foam vanished in an instant.
人生とは、一抹の泡みたいなものだ。Man’s but a bubble.

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