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唾 = 垂 + 口

唾 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “saliva”. It is built from 垂 (droop) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1706.

Keyword
saliva
RTK frame
1706
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダ, タ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つば, つばき
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
слюна
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
唾 spit

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 垂 droop
  2. 口 mouth

How to find 唾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “droop” + “mouth”. 唾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 唾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.