JLPT N5 • GENERAL

唾(つば)

Toda had his last arrow. Toda thought, "The centipede's eyes are like fire. Fire can be extinguished with saliva." Toda put saliva on his arrow. Then, he shot the arrow at the centipede's eye. The arrow hit the centipede's eye, and the centipede died. Toda saved the Dragon King.

Practice Question

藤太(とうた)は唾(つば)をつけた最後(さいご)の矢(や)でムカデを倒(たお)しました。
Explanation

藤太(とうた)は唾(つば)をつけた最後(さいご)の矢(や)でムカデを倒(たお)しました。

English Explanation

The passage clearly states, "藤太(とうた)は矢(や)に唾(つば)をつけました。(Toda put saliva on his arrow.)" This is what he did to his last arrow.

日本語解説

文中(ぶんちゅう)に「藤太(とうた)は矢(や)に唾(つば)をつけました。」とありますから、正(ただ)しい答(こた)えは「唾(つば)」です。

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