# 唾 — saliva

唾 means “saliva”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes.  Kun'yomi: つば (tsuba), つばき (tsubaki). You'll see it in words such as 唾 (tsuba, “saliva; spit”).

- Meaning: saliva
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: つば (tsuba), つばき (tsubaki)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 6

## How to remember 唾

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 垂 hang down

## Words with 唾

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 唾 | つば (tsuba) | saliva; spit |

## Don't confuse it with

[垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [使](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/use/) · [悪](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/bad/) · [若](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/young/)

## More in the “Body & health 6” set

[腫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swelling/) · [眉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyebrow/) · [股](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thigh/) · [肢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/limb/) · [脊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/backbone/) · [嗅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sniff/) · [肘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/elbow/) · [咽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pharynx/) · [唾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/saliva/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/saliva/. Last updated 2026-11-01.