すい
垂
ぜん
涎
さん
三
じゃく
尺

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. avid desire, drooling over (something), watering at the mouth.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すい
垂
ぜん
涎
さん
三
じゃく
尺
 垂涎三尺 すいぜんさんじゃく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
saliva, slobber
よだれ　セン　エン (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
prolong, stretching
エン　のべ　の.びる (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)
イン (Kentei 1)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク　せき (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)