Keyword
saliva
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1706
Readings
つば
(18%)
(17%)
(11%)
つわ
(11%)
(4%)
(1%)
Composed of
mouth
droop
Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
saliva; spit; sputum
saliva; sputum
saliva (in one's mouth)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
heartburn; strong sense of disgust
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes
salivary gland
words once spoken cannot be taken back
sputum; phlegm
saliva; spit; sputum
spittoon
to spit
to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes
to harm oneself in an attempt to harm someone else; (lit.) to spit at the heavens and have one's spit land back on one's face
Examples (4 in total)
I can't put up with the way he spits.
In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
Spitting on streets is a crime in Singapore.