シャボン玉(だま)

しゃぼんだま
noun
soap bubble
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1. soap bubble
A thin, shimmering sphere of soapy water blown into the air, popular as a children's plaything. シャボン derives from the Portuguese word for soap.
子供(こども)がシャボン玉(だま)を飛(と)ばす。
The child blows soap bubbles.
公園(こうえん)でシャボン玉(だま)が風(かぜ)に乗(の)ってふわふわと舞(ま)い上(あ)がった。
In the park, soap bubbles floated up on the breeze.
誕生日会(たんじょうびかい)では、大(おお)きなシャボン玉(だま)を作(つく)る実演(じつえん)が子供(こども)たちに大人気(だいにんき)だった。
At the birthday party, the demonstration of making giant soap bubbles was a big hit with the children.

A children's toy of bubbles blown from soapy liquid. シャボン derives from Portuguese 'sabão' (soap), brought to Japan centuries ago.

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Because the bubbles burst so easily, シャボン玉(だま) is also a poetic image for something beautiful but fleeting, as in the well-known children's song of the same name.

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Added 2026.5.21 13:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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