Word Meaning 天に唾する

てんにつばする ten ni tsubasuru

天に唾する is read as てんにつばする (ten ni tsubasuru) 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 spit at the sky

Reading

Kana

てんにつばする

Romaji

ten ni tsubasuru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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天に向かって唾を吐く

てんにむかってつばきをはく

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

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