Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 吐く(つく) in Japanese

吐く
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
つく
Romaji
tsuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to breathe out; to breathe
    Example sentence
    勝負しましょうより酷い暴言吐いた勝ちです Let's have a contest. The side to come up with the worst insult wins.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
    Example sentence
    溜息なんてついてた?」「不幸せなオーラ出しながらね」 Did I really sigh? "While giving out an aura of unhappiness."
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
    Example sentence
    は飲んだ分だけ吐いてしまった He threw up just as much as he had drunk.

Examples of 吐く, つく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
吐く
Plain Polite
吐きます
Negative
吐かない
Negative Polite
吐きません

Past

Plain
吐いた
Plain Polite
吐きました
Negative
吐かなかった
Negative Polite
吐きませんでした

Te

Plain
吐いて
Plain Polite
吐きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
吐かれる
Plain Polite
吐かれます
Negative
吐かれない
Negative Polite
吐かれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

6 strokes

spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)

On'Yomi: ト

Kun'Yomi: は.く, つ.く

Learn more