嘔吐|おうとouto[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, medicinevomiting; emesis
    After being exposed to a large amount of radiation, vomiting and diarrhea will start quickly.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 食たべた物ものを吐はくこと。
  2. 食たべた物ものを吐はく。
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