Word Meaning 天に向かって唾を吐く

てんにむかってつばきをはく ten ni mukattetsubaki o haku

天に向かって唾を吐く is read as てんにむかってつばきをはく (ten ni mukattetsubaki o haku) and means to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else.

Meaning

English

  1. to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else
  2. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  3. to turn to the sky and spit

Reading

Kana

てんにむかってつばきをはく

Romaji

ten ni mukattetsubaki o haku

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 153801 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天に唾する

てんにつばする

to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else

天を仰ぎて唾す

てんをあおぎてつばきす

to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else

唾を吐く

つばをはく

to spit

吐いた唾は飲めぬ

はいたつばはのめぬ

words once spoken cannot be taken back

天下

てんが

shogun (Edo period)

天の河

あまのがわ

Milky Way

天辺

てへん

twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)

天井

てんじょう

ceiling

天皇

てんのう

Emperor of Japan

天然

てんねん

natural airhead

天候

てんこう

weather

天気

てんき

weather