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水泡

水沫

Readings

Kana: すいほう、みなわ
Romaji: suihou, minawa
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

foam; bubble

2

nothing

See also: 水泡に帰す

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: ホウ、 あわ
Meanings: bubbles, foam, suds, froth
Readings: マツ、 バツ、 あわ、 しぶき、 つばき
Meanings: splash, suds

Example Sentences

(かれ)努力(どりょく)水泡(すいほう)(かえ)した。
➥Nothing has resulted from his efforts.
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彼女(かのじょ)のすべての努力(どりょく)水泡(すいほう)(かえ)した。
➥All her efforts culminated in failure.
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キング牧師(ぼくし)献身的(けんしんてき)(ちから)()くしたものすべてが水泡(すいほう)(かえ)したかのように(おも)われた。
➥Everything Rev. Martin Luther King had worked so hard for seemed lost.
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(わたし)たちの努力(どりょく)水泡(すいほう)(かえ)した。
➥Nothing has resulted from our efforts.
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(かれ)のミスがその計画(けいかく)水泡(すいほう)(かえ)した。
➥His error brought the project to nothing.
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