The kanji 唾: meaning, readings and stroke order

唾

Meaning: saliva, spit
On reading: ダ da
Kun reading: つば tsuba
Strokes: 11
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nước bọt (thóa)
Japanese: つば。くちのなかのみず。
Korean: 침 (타)
Chinese: 唾液、口水

Readings, words and example sentences

ダ da · on reading · less common

唾だ液えき
saliva
唾だ液えきのはたらきを学びます。
We learn what saliva does.

つば tsuba · kun reading · less common

唾つば
spit
唾つばをはいてはいけません。
You must not spit.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.