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spit
Stroke count: 6

Readings

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Kun readingは.く、つ.く
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. spitRtK
  2. admit
  3. expel
  4. spit out
  5. vomit
  1. to breathe out
  2. to breathe
  3. to tell (a lie)
  4. to use (foul language)
  5. to vomit

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 162

Compound words

吐くつく
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit
吐露とろ
expressing one's mind; speaking out
嘔吐おうと
vomiting; emesis
吐き気はきけ
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
吐き出すはきだす
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to blow out
吐息といき
sigh, breath
吐瀉としゃ
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
嘘吐きうそつき
liar
吐瀉物としゃぶつ
vomit and excreta
嘔吐くえずく
to vomit
嘔吐物おうとぶつ
vomit
噓吐きうそつき
liar
ウソ吐きうそつき
liar
うそ吐きうそつき
liar
握髪吐哺あくはつとほ
(a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)
嘘を吐くうそをつく
to tell a lie
音吐朗朗おんとろうろう
sonorous and clear voice
息を吐くいきをつく
to take a breath
嘔吐中枢おうとちゅうすう
vomiting center
嘔吐反射おうとはんしゃ
vomiting reflex
ウソを吐くうそをつく
to tell a lie
うそを吐くうそをつく
to tell a lie
弱音を吐くよわねをはく
to whine
噴出性嘔吐ふんしゅつせいおうと
projectile vomiting

Additional Examples

彼の唾の吐き方が我慢できない。
I can't put up with the way he spits.tatoeba
突然の吐き気が彼は抑えきれなかった。
A sudden wave of nausea overpowered him.tatoeba
吐血しました。
I coughed up blood.tatoeba
吐き気がします。
I feel like throwing up.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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