Kanji

吐

吐

spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ト

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はく, つく

Common Readings

ト, は…く

Example sentences

吐く はく
彼はついに本音を吐いた。

He finally spoke his true feelings.

すう すう
深呼吸をして、息をすうっと吐いた。

I took a deep breath and exhaled smoothly.

吐き出す はきだす
彼は溜まっていた不満をすべて吐き出した。

He vented all the frustration he had been holding in.

鬱積 うっせき
心に鬱積した感情を吐き出した。

I poured out the pent-up feelings in my heart.

息を吐く いきをつく
ようやく仕事が終わって、ふうっと息を吐いた。

Finally the work finished, and I sighed with relief.

吐息 といき
彼女は安堵の吐息をもらした。

She let out a sigh of relief.

吐き捨てる はきすてる
「勝手にしてくれ」と彼は吐き捨てるように言った。

'Do as you please,' he said contemptuously.

ため息を吐く ためいきをつく
彼は仕事の山を見て、深いため息を吐いた。

He saw the pile of work and let out a deep sigh.

吐き気 はきけ
バスに酔って、吐き気がしてしまった。

I got motion sickness on the bus and started feeling nauseated.

溜息を吐く ためいきをつく
彼は大きな溜息を吐いた。

He let out a deep sigh.

Example Vocabulary

吐く

はく

to vomit; to spit; to speak (one's mind); to confess

吐き出す

はきだす

to spit out, to spew, to vent

息を吐く

いきをつく

to breathe out; to take a breath; to sigh with relief

吐息

といき

sigh; deep breath

息を吐く

いきをつく

to breathe out; to take a breath; to sigh with relief

吐き捨てる

はきすてる

to spit out; to say bluntly (contemptuously)

ため息を吐く

ためいきをつく

to sigh; to let out a sigh

吐き気

はきけ

nausea

溜息を吐く

ためいきをつく

to sigh; to let out a sigh

言葉を吐く

ことばをはく

to utter words; to speak; to say

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