Illustration: At a kitchen sink, a child squeezes a wet sponge between both hands, producing a mound of soap foam far larger than expected. Several large round bubbles sit among the smaller bubbles, with thin curved surfaces and clear highlights.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

泡あわ

awa

bubble, foam

Example sentences

  1. くだける波なみが泡あわを作つくった。

    The breaking waves formed foam.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 泡あわはみるみる無なくなった。

    The foam vanished in an instant.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 歌うたいながら洗顔せんがんしてたら泡あわ飲のんじゃった。

    I swallowed a soap bubble when I was washing my face while singing.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 泡

  • 泡bubbles; foamOnホウKunあわ

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