固唾を呑む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: 4
Grade: S
Hyōgaiji
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
固唾を飲む
固唾をのむ

Etymology

固唾 + + 呑む, literally "swallowing the saliva that collects in mouth while being tense"

Verb

固唾(かたず)() • (katazu o nomu) godan (stem 固唾(かたず)() (katazu o nomi), past 固唾(かたず)()んだ (katazu o nonda))

  1. (idiomatic) holding one's breath in a tense emotional state, with bated breath
    固唾(かたず)()んで見守(みまも)
    katazu o nonde mimamoru
    to watch (something) intensely

Conjugation

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