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Kotomora

吐

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

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • ト

Kun'yomi

  • は.く
  • つ.く

Meaning

吐 centers on forcefully expelling something from the mouth: spitting, vomiting, or belching. The confess and tell (lies) senses extend this idea to forcefully bringing out words or secrets.

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Etymology

吐 combines 口 (mouth) with 土, which likely contributes the sound ト. The character expresses oral expulsion.

Meaning mnemonic

The mouth 口 is beside the earth 土. Picture someone spitting or vomiting onto the ground: 吐 is to expel from the mouth.

Reading mnemonic

For ト, imagine the sound of spitting: a sharp 'toh!' as something is expelled from the mouth. The sound 'toh' cues ト.