Word details

嘔吐

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 嘔吐.

Dictionary

Entry

嘔吐おうとNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #15212
1

Medicine

vomiting; emesis

Examples
放射線を大量に浴びたら、すぐに嘔吐と下痢が始まります。
After being exposed to a large amount of radiation, vomiting and diarrhea will start quickly.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

嘔

vomit, nauseated

14 strokes

On

オウク

Kun

は.くむかつ.くうた.う
吐

spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)

6 strokesFrequency 1,674JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ト

Kun

は.くつ.く

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