つく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

breathe out; exhale

Used for exhaling air, often in set phrases like 息を吐く or ため息を吐く. Not the general word for 'breathe'; 呼吸する is more common for that.

• 彼かれは深ふかく息いきを吐ついた。

  He breathed out deeply.

• 大おおきなため息いきを吐ついて、彼かれは席せきを立たった。

  He let out a big sigh and stood up.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

tell (a lie); use (foul language)

Used with words like 嘘 (lie) or 悪態 (abuse). Implies uttering something negative or false. Often in the pattern 嘘を吐く.

• 彼かれは平へい気きで嘘うそを吐つく。

  He tells lies without batting an eye.

• あの人ひとはすぐ悪あく態たいを吐つくから気きをつけて。

  That person quickly uses foul language, so be careful.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

vomit; throw up

Rare reading for 'vomit'; the common reading is はく. This つく reading is archaic or literary. Modern Japanese almost always uses 吐く (はく) or 嘔吐する.

See also: 吐く (はく)

• 古こ文ぶんでは「血ちを吐つく」を「ちをつく」と読よむことがある。

  In classical texts, 血を吐く can be read as ちをつく.