吐
Spit, Throw Up
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| n/i | はく | 口 + 土 |
Meaning: Spit, Throw Up
When you see the grave it fills you with such sorrow that out of your mouth you throw up everywhere, including on the grave, which makes you throw up even more.
I think uncontrollable throw up is pretty memorable, but maybe that’s just me.
Reading: n/i
No important on’yomi for this kanji – just kun’yomi – so let’s go take a look.
Vocabulary
After a long night of drinking with Japanese salarymen, you may end up having to use these words.
a 吐く（はく）＝ To Vomit
- Meaning: Same as the kanji, verb form
- Reading: The kun’yomi reading – before throwing up, imagine yourself laughing “HA HA HA HA” (は), then shooting projectile vomit everywhere.
a 吐き気（はきけ）＝ Nausea
- Combo: 吐き (vomit) 気 (feeling)
- Meaning: Makes sense.
- Reading: This is a weird reading of 気 (normally き). You’ll have to learn it as an exception, though there are a couple other occurrences you might come across with 気 being read as け (though it’s more likely to be き, by far).
a 吐き出す（はきだす）＝ Spew Out, Vomit
- Combo: 吐き (vomit) + 出す (to take out)
- Meaning: When you take out vomit from your mouth, it means you’re spewing it out… ewww.
- Reading: The kun’yomi readings of both things – it’s two words combined into one combo word. Another hint is that there’s hiragana, which is another way to tell when something is kun’yomi.