漢字道KANJIDO

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On
セン・エン
Kun
よだれ
Meaning
saliva

Origin

ORIGIN

Water 氵 with 延 as phonetic: the water that hangs from the mouth, saliva.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • よだれ

    saliva; drool

  • 垂涎すいぜん

    mouth-watering longing

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

垂涎の的となる名品だ。

It is a masterpiece everyone covets.

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