吐く (つく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

吐く (つく) means to breathe out / to vomit / to lie.

See example sentences below.

吐く at a glance

吐く

つくtsuku

N1verb

to breathe out / to vomit / to lie

吐くつくtsukuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to breathe out / to vomit / to lie

Example 1

彼は嘘を吐いた。

Translation

He told a lie.

Example 2

船酔いで吐いてしまった。

Translation

I vomited from seasickness.