唾

つば

Also written つばき

Meanings

1. Noun saliva; spit; spittle

Kanji

• 唾 saliva. Read as つば.

Example sentences

• つばを吐き出してください。
  Please spit.
• つばをはいた罰金は５ポンドです。
  The penalty for spitting is five pounds.
• 紳士なら、道につばなど吐かないだろう。
  A gentleman would not spit on the street.
• 彼の唾の吐き方が我慢できない。
  I can't put up with the way he spits.
• 考えただけで虫唾が走るわ。
  That makes me disgusted just to think of it.

Common phrases

• 唾を吐く (つばをはく) to spit
• つばする to spit
• 唾を飲み込む

Words containing 唾

• 眉唾 (まゆつば) dubious tale
• 眉唾物 (まゆつばもの) dubious tale
• 生唾 (なまつば) saliva (in one's mouth)

And 9 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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