Word Meaning 吐く

はく haku

吐く is read as はく (haku) and means to confess.

Meaning

English

  1. to confess
  2. to emit
  3. to send forth
  4. to breathe out
  5. to vomit
  6. to throw up
  7. to spit up
  8. to give (an opinion)

Reading

Kana

はく

Romaji

haku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 吸う,飲む Related Words 嘔吐,吐き気,吐け,吐いた,リバース,酔う,乗り物酔い,酔い止め Rank 16668 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

吐き気

はきげ

nausea

吐露

とろ

expressing one's mind

青息吐息

あおいきといき

deep distress

嘔吐

おうと

Nausea (novel by Sartre)

Example Sentences

10

みちでつばをはくのはしつれい

Spitting on the street is rude.

うそをはくのはよくない

Telling lies is not good.

かのじょはときどきどくをはく

She sometimes says spiteful things.

Why do you lie?

I drank so much that I vomited.

It's quite cold this morning. Look, my breath comes out white.

When you breathe out in cold weather, you can see your breath.

Spitting on streets is a crime in Singapore.

Spitting on streets is a crime in Singapore.

In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.