Onyomi: ホウ · Kunyomi: あわ · Meanings: bubbles, foam, froth, suds
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 泡 | あわ | bubble, foam, froth, suds, lather, head (on beer) | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 泡立つ | あわだつ | to bubble, to foam, to froth | Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 粟立つ | あわだつ | to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror) | Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 泡立てる | あわだてる | to beat (e.g. eggs), to whip (e.g. cream), to whisk, to lather | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| あぶく銭 | あぶくぜに | easy money | Noun |
| 泡立ち | あわだち | foaming, frothing, lathering | Noun |
| 泡盛 | あわもり | awamori, strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet | Noun |
| 泡を食う | あわをくう | to be flurried, to be confused, to lose one's head | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending |
| 泡沫候補 | ほうまつこうほ | fringe candidate | Noun |
| 泡吹虫 | あわふきむし | froghopper (any insect of family Cercopidae), spittlebug | Noun |
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