泡
bubble
Kanji 1795
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Learn to talk about bubble baths, soapsuds, frothy waves, and whipped cream, as well as many types of alcohol, from bubbling champagne, foaming beer, and sparkling wine to happoshu, Hoppy mixed with shochu, and awamori. Find out what it means to "eat bubbles." Also discover ways of saying that efforts are in vain or that things (including companies) are as short-lived as bubbles.
Revision history:
May 25, 2021: p. 1: Expanded the sound-alikes list.
Jan. 28, 2021:
p. 2: Replaced the old Henshall etymology with the new one.
p. 4: Slightly altered the caption.
p. 19: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Feb. 9, 2019:
p. 2: Updated the Sears link.
p. 13: Made small edits to the caption.
p. 17: The word 泡沫夢幻 was missing a breakdown and now has one.
Feb. 11, 2017: Originally published.
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