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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

唾つば

N1
つば tsuba
  1. saliva
  2. sputum
noun

Chinese meanings

唾液

Examples

  • 吐ついた唾つばは飲のめぬ。
    A word, once out, flies everywhere.
    吐出的唾沫不能再吞回去;说出的话无法收回。
  • 彼かれの唾つばの吐つき方ほうが我が慢まんできない。
    I can't put up with the way he spits.
    我受不了他吐口水的方式。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('fac8d25e69'); // 唾
{
  "id": "fac8d25e69",
  "word": "唾",
  "reading": "つば",
  "romaji": "tsuba",
  "meanings": [
    "saliva",
    "sputum"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1408410,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "吐いた唾は飲めぬ。",
      "furigana": "{吐|つ}いた{唾|つば}は{飲|の}めぬ。",
      "en": "A word, once out, flies everywhere.",
      "tatoeba_id": 124617
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼の唾の吐き方が我慢できない。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}の{唾|つば}の{吐|つ}き{方|ほう}が{我慢|がまん}できない。",
      "en": "I can't put up with the way he spits.",
      "tatoeba_id": 116595
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7b923f16f2606bca1bd8860727acb5e7a8ddef9c13ac62947bb8a441b7d5b6d3",
    "meanings": [
      "唾液"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "吐いた唾は飲めぬ。",
        "zh": "吐出的唾沫不能再吞回去;说出的话无法收回。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼の唾の吐き方が我慢できない。",
        "zh": "我受不了他吐口水的方式。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/fac8d25e69",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1408410; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "a9974fa59a20d58bcb0430047943d925d24b0059138d49314f3f52142cbc4fc2"
  }
}