嘔吐|おうとouto[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, medicinevomiting; emesis
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 嘔吐する(おうとする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 嘔吐します(おうとします) |
| Negative (nai) | 嘔吐しない(おうとしない) |
| polite (masen) | 嘔吐しません(おうとしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 嘔吐せず・嘔吐せぬ(おうとせず・おうとせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 嘔吐した(おうとした) |
| polite (mashita) | 嘔吐しました(おうとしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 嘔吐しなかった(おうとしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 嘔吐しませんでした(おうとしませんでした) |
| Te form | 嘔吐して(おうとして) |
| Potential | 嘔吐できる(おうとできる) |
| Passive | 嘔吐される(おうとされる) |
| Causative | 嘔吐させる(おうとさせる) |
| Causative passive | 嘔吐させられる(おうとさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 嘔吐すれば(おうとすれば) |
| tara | 嘔吐したら(おうとしたら) |
| Volitional | 嘔吐しよう(おうとしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 嘔吐しましょう(おうとしましょう) |
| Imperative | 嘔吐しろ(おうとしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym戻すもどすNeutralEuphemism for bringing food back up, as in 「食べた物を戻す」; its basic sense is to put back or restore. 嘔吐 is the medical term.
- Synonym吐くはくNeutralThe everyday, most common word for vomiting; also covers breathing out and voicing words. 嘔吐 is medical/written and refers only to vomiting.
- Synonym吐き出すはきだすNeutralCovers spitting out what is in the mouth or stomach, plus exhaling, pouring out one's heart, and spending savings; 嘔吐 refers only to vomiting.
- Related吐出としゅつWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word for forcefully spewing something out; the object need not be stomach contents, and usage is rare.
- Related反吐へどCasualColloquial word for vomiting or vomit, often in 「反吐が出る」 to express utter disgust; 嘔吐 is the neutral medical term.
- RelatedえずくCasualColloquial for feeling sick and retching, and can also mean actually vomiting; stresses the nauseated feeling, while 嘔吐 is a medical term.
Everyday speech: 「吐く」; as a euphemism: 「戻す」. Medical or formal: 「嘔吐」, as in 「嘔吐と下痢」. For nausea or retching: 「えずく」. 「吐出」 is rare written prose, 「反吐」 is colloquial, and 「吐き出す」 has broader senses.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


