Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to breathe out; to breathe
to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
to emit; to send forth; to breathe out
to give (an opinion); to make (a comment); to express; to tell
to confess
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to vomit; to spit out
to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to blow out; to spew out (e.g. smoke); to belch out; to emit; to disgorge (e.g. passengers)
to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to give vent to (e.g. pent-up feelings); to let out
Computing
to output; to export
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sigh; long breath
to tell a lie; to fib
to breathe out; to exhale
to take a breather; to take a rest
to catch one's breath; to take a breath
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
Spit goes from my mouth to the ground.
If you put the ground (dirt) in your mouth, you will spit it out.
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