つく・吐くtsuku

1. godan verb, transitive verbto breathe out; to breathe
   息いきを深ふかく吸すったり吐ついたりしてください。↗

   Take a deep breath in and out, please.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
   そんな言葉ことばを吐ついたことを君きみは後悔こうかいするだろう。↗

   You'll regret having said those words.
3. godan verb, transitive verbto vomit; to throw up; to spit up
   ３回かい吐つきました。↗

   I threw up three times.

• Synonym吐き出すはきだすNeutralMeans to spit or vomit out, to vent feelings, or to cough up money; 「吐く」 read つく covers sighing, lying, and cursing.
• Related吐き捨てるはきすてるNeutralMeans to spit something out and discard it, or to say something contemptuously; 「吐く」 read つく mostly covers sighing and lying.
• RelatedこくCasualA vulgar colloquial word for passing gas or talking nonsense; 「吐く」 read つく refers to lying and sighing.
• Related吐き散らすはきちらすNeutralMeans to spit or vomit all over the place, or to hurl abuse; 「吐く」 read つく can also mean cursing, as in 「悪態を吐く」.
• RelatedえずくNeutralRefers to dry heaving and nausea; 「吐く」 read つく does not cover vomiting.
• Related唾するつばするWrittenA written/formal prose word for spitting, also used figuratively for spurning; 「吐く」 read つく refers to sighing.
• Related噴くふくNeutralMeans to spout or spurt out, e.g. a pot boiling over; 「吐く」 focuses on what comes from the mouth.
• Antonym吸うすうNeutralMeans to inhale, the opposite of 「吐く」 in its breathe-out sense, as in 「息を吸う」.
• Antonym飲むのむNeutralMeans to drink or swallow, the opposite of 「吐く」 in its vomiting or spitting-out sense.

Read つく, 「吐く」 is the default for sighing and lying, as in 「ため息を吐く」 and 「嘘を吐く」; read はく it means vomiting. Use 「吐き出す」 for spitting something out, 「えずく」 for dry heaving, and 「吸う」 for breathing in.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 口くちや鼻はなから息いきを外そとに出だす。
2. うそや悪わるい言葉ことばを口くちに出だす。
3. 食たべたものを口くちから外そとへもどす。