JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 吐: "spit, vomit, belch"
The kanji 吐 means "spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ト in on'yomi and は.く, つ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ト
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
は.くつ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1674 of 2,501 |
Common words with 吐
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 吐くto breathe out; to breathe · to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
- 吐くto vomit; to throw up; to spit up · to emit; to send forth; to breathe out
- 吐き出すto vomit; to spit out · to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to blow out; to spew out (e.g. smoke)
- 吐息sigh; long breath
- 息を吐くexpirer, souffler
- 吐き捨てるto spit out; to eject; to dump
- 吐き気nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
- 言葉を吐くto talk; to speak
- 嘔吐vomiting; emesis
- 嘔吐Nausea (novel by Sartre)
- 吐露expressing one's mind; speaking out
- 吐き気がするto feel nauseous
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