てん
 
 
 
 
つばき
 
 

expression, Godan verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
 
 
 
 
つばき
 
 
天に向かって唾を吐く てんにむかってつばきをはく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く コウ むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
saliva, sputum
つば ダ つばき (11th)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる スイ たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
spit, vomit, belch
は.く ト つ.く (7th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)