吐き気・吐気・嘔き気|はきけhakike[3]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
はきげhakige
Which spelling to use
吐き気吐き気 is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners. It combines kanji and kana.
吐気吐気 is less common than 吐き気 and is written entirely in kanji; 吐き気 is the preferred choice for beginners.
嘔き気嘔き気 is rarely used and combines kanji and kana. For beginners, choose 吐き気 instead when writing.
Definitions
  1. nounnausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
    なんだかめまいと吐き気はきけがします。↗
    I feel sort of dizzy and I feel like throwing up.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymムカムカCasualColloquial mimetic for feeling queasy or for anger welling up; common in speech, and unlike 「吐き気」 it also covers anger.
  • Synonym嘔気おうきWrittenWritten, medical term for nausea, seen in pairings like 「嘔気・嘔吐」; in everyday speech 「吐き気」 is the normal choice.
  • RelatedむかつきNeutralNeutral noun from the verb 「むかつく」: a churning, nauseous stomach, but also inner displeasure; it stresses the feeling itself.

Everyday nausea is 「吐き気」, as in 「吐き気がする」. In medical or written prose use 「嘔気」; for a colloquial, mimetic feel use 「ムカムカ」, which also covers anger.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 嘔吐おうとする事ことを望のぞむ状態じょうたい。
  2. 〔比喩的ひゆてきに〕 度どを越こした嫌悪感けんおかんや不快感ふかいかん。
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