Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1872 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: bubbles, foam, suds, froth

Kunyomi: あわ

Onyomi: ホウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ホウエイ bubbles and shadows, something transient

宝瓶 ホウヒン handleless Japanese tea pot

スイホウ foam, bubble, nothing

キホウ (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

Kunyomi Examples

あわ bubble, foam, froth, suds, lather, head (on beer)

あわもり awamori, strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet

口角 こうかくあわ frothing at the mouth

ひとあわ blow, shock