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泡 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
準2High school level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
あわawa
Meaning
bubble; foam

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Water plus wrapping: a drop of water wrapped around air — a bubble.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホウほうhō気泡きほう水泡すいほう発泡はっぽう
Kunあわawa泡あわ泡立つあわだつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 気泡きほう

    air bubble

  • 発泡はっぽう

    foaming

More words with this kanji

  • 泡沫ほうまつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

石(せっ)けんの泡(あわ)で手(て)をよく洗(あら)う。

I wash my hands well with soap lather.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

気泡発泡泡気spirit発depart汁soup江large…沸boil泥mud洪flood俸stipen…棚shelf褒praise匚box ra…方direct…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 氵Map of reading ホウAll maps

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