漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
吐: spit, vomit
Also: belch, confess, tell (lies)
JLPT N16 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
口 carries the meaning · 土 gives the sound
6 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
トto · on'yomi · in compounds
- 吐露とろexpressing one's mind; speaking out
- 青息吐息あおいきといきdeep distress
はくhaku · kun'yomi · on its own
- 吐くはくto vomit; to throw up; to spit up
- 吐き気はきけnausea; feeling like throwing up
- 吐き出すはきだすto vomit; to spit out
Also read つく, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
吐 takes the 土 family's reading, ト (to).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side吐 spit · 土
vs叶 grant · 十In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tǔ
Same form: 吐 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 吐 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 吐 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin tǔ most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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