Japanese word

吐く

Pronunciation

Romajihaku

Meaning

  • verbthrow up

Example

食べすぎて吐きました。ta be su gi te ha ki ma shi ta

I threw up because I ate too much.

Illustration for 吐く (throw up)

More examples

弟は気持ちが悪くて、吐きました。otōto wa ki mo chi ga waru ku te ha ki ma shi ta

My little brother felt sick and threw up.

乗り物に酔って、朝から何度も吐いています。no ri mono ni yo tte asa ka ra nan do mo ha i te i ma su

I have been throwing up repeatedly since this morning because I got carsick.

Core concept

Centers on the body forcing food or liquid back up and out through the mouth.

Common phrases

  • 食べ物を吐くta be mono o ha ku

    throw up food

  • 吐く前ha ku mae

    before throwing up

Similar words

もどすmodosu: To bring food or liquid back up from the stomach and out through the mouth.
嘔吐するōtosuru: To expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth, especially in medical language.
吐き戻すhakimodosu: To bring swallowed food or liquid back up and expel it through the mouth.

Definition in Japanese

食べた物などを胃から口へ戻して出すこと。ta be ta mono na do o i ka ra kuchi e modo shi te da su ko to

Word origin

吐く (haku) is a native Japanese verb with a broad expulsion sense, so it applies to bringing stomach contents out as well as to other things expelled from the mouth.

Usage tips

  • Japanese uses 吐く (haku) for both vomiting and spitting something out, whereas English normally uses throw up only for vomiting.

Other meanings

  • spit upverb

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