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吐き戻し (はきもどし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

吐はき戻もどし

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Meanings

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noun

regurgitation; vomiting; vomit

Refers to the act of bringing swallowed food or liquid back up, often used for babies or animals; can also mean the substance itself.

赤あかちゃんがミルクの吐はき戻もどしをした。
The baby spit up some milk.
猫ねこが毛け玉だまを吐はき戻もどしした。
The cat regurgitated a hairball.

Written forms

吐はき戻もどしUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling.
吐はきもどしUsage17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard written variant.

Kanji

吐spit, vomit, belch

re-, return, revert

Similar words

嘔おう吐と
嘔吐 is a more formal or medical term for vomiting, while 吐き戻し is a common, everyday word often used for babies or animals.
戻もどす
戻す is the verb 'to vomit' or 'to throw up'; 吐き戻し is the noun form of the compound verb 吐き戻す.

Etymology

Compound of 吐き (haki, 'vomiting', continuative form of 吐く) + 戻し (modoshi, 'returning', continuative form of 戻す).