Word Meaning 水の泡
みずのあわ
mizu no awa
水の泡 is read as みずのあわ (mizu no awa) and means bubble on the surface of water.
Meaning
English
- bubble on the surface of water
- something short-lived
- (coming to) nothing
- naught
Reading
Kana
みずのあわ
Romaji
mizu no awa
Writing Variants
- 水のあわ みずのあわ mizunoawa
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
6長年の苦労が水の泡だ。
Years of effort came to nothing.
全てが水の泡となった。
It was all for nothing.
全ては水の泡となりました。
It was all for nothing.
せっかくの苦労が水の泡になった。
All my pains were in vain.
彼の努力はすべて水の泡になってしまったようだ。
All his efforts seemed to have been wasted.
彼は自分のやったことがすべて水の泡になったことに気づいた。
He found all his efforts of no avail.