涎
saliva, slobber
Readings
On'yomi
- セン
- エン
Kun'yomi
- よだれ
Meaning
涎 centers on the liquid that flows from the mouth: saliva, especially when it drips or is produced in excess, like slobber.
Most common words using 涎
- 涎よだれN3
drool
- 垂涎すいぜん
avid desire; craving; thirst; envy
- 涎掛けよだれかけ
bib; drool bib
- 垂涎の的すいぜんのまと
object of avid desire; object of envy
- 垂涎三尺すいぜんさんじゃく
avid desire; drooling over (something); watering at the mouth
- 流涎りゅうぜん
drooling; hypersalivation; sialorrhea
- 涎ものよだれもの
very attractive thing; something to drool over
- 竜涎香りゅうぜんこう
ambergris
Study
Etymology
涎 combines 氵 (water) with 延, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something extending or flowing out, suggesting saliva flowing from the mouth.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 beside 延 (extend) paints a picture of liquid extending from the mouth: saliva or slobber.
Reading mnemonic
For セン, imagine a scene where saliva drips onto a hundred (百, ひゃく) sen coins: sen -> セン, and the drool extends over them.