吐

Throw Up

Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingト

Kun readingは.く、つ.く

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 8Level 34

Verbs with «吐»

Meanings

throw Up
admit
expel
spit out
vomit
spitRtK

to breathe out
to breathe
to tell (a lie)
to use (foul language)
to vomit

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth 囗variant

Components

How it's built

吐

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

mouth (口) · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 162

Compound words

吐くつく

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit

吐露とろ

expressing one's mind; speaking out

嘔吐おうと

vomiting; emesis

吐き気はきけ

nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

吐き出すはきだす

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to blow out

吐息といき

sigh, breath

吐瀉としゃ

vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)

(a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)

嘘を吐くうそをつく

to tell a lie

音吐朗朗おんとろうろう

sonorous and clear voice

Additional Examples

彼の唾の吐き方が我慢できない。

I can't put up with the way he spits.tatoeba

突然の吐き気が彼は抑えきれなかった。

A sudden wave of nausea overpowered him.tatoeba

吐血しました。

I coughed up blood.tatoeba

吐き気がします。

I feel like throwing up.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Spit out; exhale. 口 (mouth) + 土 — from the mouth onto the ground. 吐く — vomit, breathe out.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 吐

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