Japanese

はく
Meaning: to vomit; to spit; to speak (one's mind); to confess
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 吐く 吐かない
Polite 吐きます 吐きません
Past 吐いた 吐かなかった
Polite + Past 吐きました 吐きませんでした
Te-form 吐いて 吐かなくて
Potential 吐ける 吐けない
Passive 吐かれる 吐かれない
Causative 吐かせる 吐かせない
Causative + Passive 吐かされる 吐かされない
Imperative 吐け 吐くな

Handwriting

吐
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Example sentences

He finally spoke his true feelings.
深呼吸をして、息をすうっと吐いた。
I took a deep breath and exhaled smoothly.
伝説の騎士は、火を吐く強力なドラゴンと戦った。
The legendary knight fought a powerful fire-breathing dragon.
蚕は糸を吐いて繭を作る。
Silkworms spit silk to make cocoons.
彼は酔って妄言を吐いた。
He got drunk and spouted nonsense.
どんなに辛くても、彼は決して弱音を吐かなかった。
No matter how hard it was, he never complained.
彼は飲み会で気炎を吐いていた
He was talking big at the drinking party.
彼は自分の実力を過信し、周囲に対して傲語を吐いた。
He overestimated his ability and spoke arrogantly to those around him.
身軽言微の身分では、いくら正論を吐いても聞き入れられない。
In a position of low status and light words, no matter how much one speaks the truth, it is not listened to.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physically spitting or vomiting, but also figuratively to confessing something or speaking out what is on one's mind.

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