つば
 
 
 
 

expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to call dibs, to establish a claim, to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つば
 
 
 
 
唾をつける つばをつける
つば
 
 
 
唾を付ける つばをつける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)