泡 bubble

(waterleft) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON

Onyomi

HOU

Mnemonic

A bubble is nothing but film of soapy water wrapped around a sphere of air.

Kunyomi

あわ	bubble, or a froth of hella bubbles 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
泡	bubble	WATER	水
胞	cell	MEAT	月

The bubble is air wrapped in WATER.
A cell is a MEAT bubble.