吐
spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)
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.
Most common words using 吐
20 of 74- 吐くはくN3
to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
- 吐くつくN1
to breathe out; to breathe
- 吐き気はきけN3
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
- 嘔吐おうと
vomiting; emesis
- 吐き出すはきだす
to vomit; to spit out
- 吐息といき
sigh; long breath
- 吐露とろ
expressing one's mind; speaking out
- 吐血とけつ
vomiting blood; hematemesis
- 反吐へど
vomit; vomiting
- 吐出としゅつ
vomit; spew; disgorge
- 吐瀉としゃ
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
- 血反吐ちへど
bloody vomit
- 青息吐息あおいきといき
deep distress
- アセトン血性嘔吐症アセトンけつせいおうとしょう
acetonemic vomiting; cyclic vomiting syndrome
- ゲロを吐くゲロをはく
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
- ゲロゲロ吐くげろげろはく
to vomit; to throw up
- コアを吐くコアをはく
to dump core; to dump memory contents
- 余水吐よすいはき
spillway
- 催吐薬さいとやく
emetic
- 制吐薬せいとやく
antiemetic
Study
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.