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よだれを垂らす (よだれをたらす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

よだれを垂たらす

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

drool; dribble; slobber

Literal or figurative drooling; often implies desire or absent-mindedness.

赤あかちゃんがよだれを垂たらしている。
The baby is drooling.
彼かれはケーキを見みてよだれを垂たらした。
He drooled at the sight of the cake.

Written forms

よだれを垂たらす
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; 涎 is a less common kanji for 'drool'.
涎よだれを垂たらす
Uses the non-jōyō kanji 涎; learners will mostly encounter the kana form よだれ.

Kanji

垂droop, suspend, hang
涎saliva, slobber

Similar words

よだれ
Noun meaning 'drool' or 'saliva'; よだれを垂らす is the verbal phrase 'to drool'.

Etymology

Phrase composed of よだれ (drool) + を (object marker) + 垂らす (to let hang down, to dribble).