Kanji
唾
N1
11 strokes
Grade 8
saliva, sputum
On'yomi (音読み)
ダ、 タ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
つば、 つばき
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
唾液分泌
だえきぶんぴつ
salivation; secretion of saliva
唾腺
だせん
salivary gland
唾液腺染色体
だえきせんせんしょくたい
salivary-gland chromosome
唾腺染色体
だせんせんしょくたい
salivary-gland chromosome
唾壺
だこ
spittoon
固唾
かたず
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
唾棄
だき
disdain; contempt
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
唾
つば
saliva; spit
唾液アミラーゼ
だえきアミラーゼ
salivary amylase
固唾を呑む
かたずをのむ
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
吐いた唾は飲めぬ
はいたつばはのめぬ
words once spoken cannot be taken back
唾棄すべき
だきすべき
detestable; despicable
唾を吐く
つばをはく
to spit
眉に唾をつける
まゆにつばをつける
to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard
眉に唾を塗る
まゆにつばをぬる
to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard
天を仰ぎて唾す
てんをあおぎてつばきす
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
唾をつける
つばをつける
to call dibs; to establish a claim
Example sentences
彼（かれ）の唾（つば）の吐（は）き方（かた）が我慢（がまん）できない。
I can't put up with the way he spits.
紳士（しんし）なら、道（みち）につばなど吐（は）かないだろう。
A gentleman would not spit on the street.