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吐
vomit · spit · breathe out · confess
N1On: とKun: はく
Memory Aid
'To' (ト) — TO throw up or spit out something. You don't want TO be around someone who is vomiting.
The kanji looks like a mouth (口) with something being pushed out and falling onto the ground (士, which is part of 圭), like spitting or vomiting.
Vocabulary
吐くはくto vomit, to spit, to breathe out
吐息といきsigh
吐血とけつvomiting blood
嘔吐おうとvomit, throwing up
吐露とろto express (feelings), to reveal
Example Sentences
彼は朝食を吐いてしまった。
He vomited his breakfast.
ストレスでため息を吐いた。
I sighed from stress.
悪いニュースを聞いて、思わず吐き気がした。
Hearing the bad news, I instinctively felt nauseous.
犯人はついに自分の罪を吐いた。
The culprit finally confessed their crime.