かたず
固唾
　
を
の
飲
　
む

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かたず
固唾
　
を
の
飲
　
む
 固唾を飲む かたずをのむ
かたず
固唾
　
を
の
呑
　
む
 固唾を呑む かたずをのむ
かたず
固唾
　
を
　
の
　
む
 固唾をのむ かたずをのむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

harden, set, clot
かた.める　コ (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
saliva, sputum
つば　ダ　つばき (Late High School)
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)
drink, smoke, take
の.む　イン　オン (3rd, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant