発泡(はっぽう)

はっぽう
noun
foaming; effervescence
sciencedaily-life
1. foaming; bubbling; effervescence
The forming of bubbles or foam. Rarely used alone; it appears mainly in compounds for foamed plastics and fizzy drinks, such as 発泡(はっぽう)スチロール and 発泡酒(はっぽうしゅ).
発泡(はっぽう)スチロールの箱(はこ)。
A styrofoam box.
冷(つめ)たい発泡酒(はっぽうしゅ)を一本(いっぽん)買(か)った。
I bought a can of cold low-malt beer.
魚(さかな)は氷(こおり)と一緒(いっしょ)に発泡(はっぽう)スチロールの箱(はこ)に入(い)れて送(おく)ります。
We ship the fish packed in ice in a styrofoam box.

Compounds

  • 発泡(はっぽう)スチロール: styrofoam, expanded polystyrene
  • 発泡酒(はっぽうしゅ): happoshu, a cheaper beer-like drink made with little malt
  • 発泡(はっぽう)ワイン: sparkling wine
  • 発泡性(はっぽうせい): effervescent, fizzy

Watch out

Do not confuse it with its homophone 八方(はっぽう) 'all directions', as in 八方美人(はっぽうびじん) 'someone who tries to please everyone'.

Related Words

Homophone: 発砲(はっぽう) (firing a gun)
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Added 2026.9.29 5:18 · Revised 2026.10.14 21:25
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