嘔
vomit, nauseated
Readings
On'yomi
- オウ
- ク
Kun'yomi
- は.く
- むかつ.く
- うた.う
Meaning
嘔 centers on the physical act of vomiting and the feeling of nausea that leads to it.
Most common words using 嘔
- 嘔吐おうと
vomiting; emesis
- 嘔むかつき
getting nauseated; getting angry
- 嘔気おうき
nausea
- 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
- 周期性嘔吐症しゅうきせいおうとしょう
cyclic vomiting syndrome; CVS
- 嘔吐おうと
Nausea (novel by Sartre)
- 嘔吐くえずく
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
- 嘔吐中枢おうとちゅうすう
vomiting center; area postrema; part of the brain that controls vomiting
- 嘔吐反射おうとはんしゃ
vomiting reflex; retching reflex
- 嘔吐物おうとぶつ
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter
- 噴出性嘔吐ふんしゅつせいおうと
projectile vomiting
- 空嘔からえずき
retching; vomiturition
- 過食嘔吐かしょくおうと
bulimia
Study
Etymology
嘔 combines 口 (mouth) with 區, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to expelling or a container, suggesting vomiting from the mouth.
Meaning mnemonic
The mouth 口 on the left and the container-like 區 on the right: imagine a mouth emptying its contents like a tipped-over container.
Reading mnemonic
For オウ, picture someone vomiting and making a loud 'Oww!' sound: Oww -> オウ, as they clutch their stomach.