沫
splash, suds
Readings
On'yomi
- マツ
- バツ
Kun'yomi
- あわ
- しぶき
- つばき
Meaning
沫 centers on liquid bursting into small, light particles: a splash of water or the frothy suds that form on its surface.
Most common words using 沫
- 飛沫ひまつ
splash; spray
- 泡沫うたかた
bubble on surface of liquid
- 飛沫しぶき
spray; splash
- マイクロ飛沫マイクロひまつ
microdroplet
- 夢幻泡沫むげんほうまつ
transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent
- 泡沫会社ほうまつがいしゃ
short-lived company
- 泡沫候補ほうまつこうほ
fringe candidate
- 泡沫夢幻ほうまつむげん
transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent
- 泡沫景気ほうまつけいき
bubble boom; ephemeral boom
- 泡沫的ほうまつてき
transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid
- 血飛沫ちしぶき
blood spray (caused by a weapon); fountain of blood
- 防沫ぼうまつ
splash-proof
- 飛沫感染ひまつかんせん
droplet infection
- 飛沫核ひまつかく
droplet nucleus
- 飛沫核感染ひまつかくかんせん
droplet nuclei infection
- 飛沫防止シートひまつぼうしシート
plastic sheet at checkouts to prevent droplet infection (of COVID-19)
Study
Etymology
沫 combines 氵 (water) with 末, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something small or scattered, together suggesting water splashing into fine droplets or foam.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 plus the scattered shape of 末 (like the tip of a branch) gives the image of water breaking into tiny splashes and suds.
Reading mnemonic
For マツ, picture a splash of water hitting a mat and foaming up: mat -> マツ, and the suds soak into the mat.