Japanese symbol for “styrofoam”
発泡スチロール
はっぽうスチロール
Romaji: happousuchirooru
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
In Japanese, styrofoam is 発泡スチロール, read はっぽうスチロール (happousuchirooru).
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Meanings
- n styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
Written forms: 発泡スチロール、発砲スチロール. Readings: はっぽうスチロール.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 発泡 | はっぽう happou | foaming |
| 気泡 | きほう kihou | (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “styrofoam”.
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.