JLPT N5 • GENERAL

矢(や)に自分の唾(つば)をつけて百足(むかで)に射た(いた)

Toda recalled a legend that centipedes are vulnerable to human saliva. He put his own saliva on the final arrow and shot it with a prayer. The arrow brilliantly pierced right between the centipede's eyes, succeeding in defeating it.

❓ Practice Question

唾が弱点であるとの言い伝えを思い出した藤太は、矢の先に自身の唾液を塗り、見事に命中させて退治を遂げました。
Explanation

唾が弱点であるとの言い伝えを思い出した藤太は、矢の先に自身の唾液を塗り、見事に命中させて退治を遂げました。

English Explanation

The passage says '最後(さいご)の矢(や)に自分の唾(つば)をつけ...百足(むかで)の眉間(みけん)を射抜いて(いぬいて)' (put his saliva on the final arrow and pierced between the centipede's eyes).

日本語解説

文章の中に「最後の矢に自分の唾をつけ...百足の眉間を射抜いて、退治に成功しました」とあります。

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