Japanese

Verb

吐く ‎(godan conjugation, hiragana はく, romaji haku)

1. spew, spit out, to breathe in or out
2. vomit, throw up
3. belch, emit
4. speak, utter
   • 1905, Natsume Sōseki, 吾輩は猫である:

     邂逅 (かいこう)する毎 (ごと)に彼 (かれ)は車屋相当 (くるまやそうとう)の気焔 (きえん)を吐 (は)く。

     Kaikō suru-goto ni kare wa kurumaya sōtō no kien o haku.

     Whenever I ran into him, he would brag about the cartwright to no end.

5. confess

Conjugation

See also

• 呼吸 (こきゅう) ‎(kokyū)
• 息 (いき) ‎(iki)