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Japanese symbol for “foaming”

Romaji: happou
foaming

In Japanese, foaming is , read (happou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vi foaming

Kanji and stroke order

departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
bubbles, foam, suds
on: ホウ
kun: あわ
8 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “foaming”

WordReadingMeaning
あわだち awadachifoaming; frothing; lathering
ぶくぶく bukubukububbling; foaming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
きほう kihou(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
すいほう suihoufoam; bubble

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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