Word Meaning 固唾をのむ

かたずをのむ katazuonomu

固唾をのむ is read as かたずをのむ (katazuonomu) and means to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

Reading

Kana

かたずをのむ

Romaji

katazuonomu

Writing Variants

  • 固唾を飲む かたずをのむ katazu o nomu
  • 固唾を呑む かたずをのむ katazu o nomu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 153356 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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固唾

かたず

saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

固執

こしつ

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.)

固苦しい

かたぐるしい

formal

固定

こてい

fixation (histology)

固有

こゆう

characteristic

固体

こたい

solid (body)

固める

かためる

to hold a bow fully drawn

固形

こけい

solid (body)

固まる

かたまる

to become firm

固定資産

こていしさん

fixed assets

固め

かため

hardening

固定費

こていひ

fixed cost