吐く (はく, haku) Japanese meaning: vomit | Kotomora

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吐く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	吐はく	吐はかない
Polite	吐はきます	吐はきません
Past polite	吐はきました	吐はきませんでした
Past	吐はいた	吐はかなかった
Te-form	吐はいて	吐はかないで
Desire	吐はきたい	吐はきたくない
Potential	吐はける	吐はけない
Passive	吐はかれる	吐はかれない
Causative	吐はかせる	吐はかせない
Causative passive	吐はかせられるalso 吐はかされる	吐はかせられないalso 吐はかされない
Volitional	吐はこう
Polite volitional	吐はきましょう
Imperative	吐はけ	吐はくな
Conditional	吐はけば	吐はかなければ
Tara conditional	吐はいたら	吐はかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

vomit; throw up; spit up

Used for expelling food, drink, milk, etc. from the stomach or mouth; the object may be stated or omitted in context.

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Kanji

吐spit, vomit, belch

Related words· 6

嘔おう吐と sense 1
嘔吐する is a clinical, formal word for vomiting, while 吐く is the everyday verb used in casual speech.
白はく状じょうN1sense 4
白状する means to confess in a straightforward, explicit way, while 吐く sounds rough or pressured, like a suspect cracking under questioning.
吐はき出だす
吐く is the general verb for vomiting, exhaling, or uttering, while 吐き出す adds a nuance of forceful, complete expulsion.
ゲロ
吐く is the neutral standard verb for vomiting, while ゲロ is a crude slang noun/verb for the same act.

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戻もどすN4
吐く is a more general and formal word for vomiting, while 戻す is a common euphemistic alternative used in everyday speech.
ほざく
吐く can be used colloquially for spitting out contemptible words, similar to ほざく but slightly less harsh.

Opposites

吸すうN5sense 2
吸う means to inhale or breathe in, the direct opposite of 吐く when it means to breathe out.
飲のむN5
飲む means to swallow or take in liquid, while 吐く means to spit or vomit it back out, making them opposite actions of the mouth.

Don't confuse with

履はくN5
履く (to wear on the feet, e.g. shoes) is a homophone of 吐く but has a completely unrelated meaning.
掃はくN3
掃く (to sweep) is pronounced the same as 吐く but refers to cleaning with a broom, not expelling something from the body or mouth.
つくN1
吐く read つく is a rare, literary reading used for exhaling breath or telling a lie, while 吐く read はく is the everyday reading for vomiting or spitting something out.

Word family· 11

吐はき気けN3
nausea; feeling sick; urge to vomit
吐はき出だす
vomit; spit out · exhale; blow out; spew out; emit · spend reluctantly; cough up (money) · vent (feelings); let out (emotions) · output; export (data)
吐はき薬ぐすり
emetic
吐はきダコ

Written forms

吐はくUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for はく meaning to expel something from the mouth or body, and by extension to utter words or confess.
はくUsage7%

Etymology

The historical derivation of the native verb はく is uncertain here. The kanji 吐 is conventionally associated with expelling something from the mouth or body, which matches the core meaning.

吐はく

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Usage patterns

Expressions· 21