# 吐 — spit; vomit

吐 means “spit; vomit”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ト (to). Kun'yomi: は(く) (haku), つ(く) (tsuku). You'll see it in words such as 吐く (haku, “to breathe out; to spit”).

- Meaning: spit; vomit
- On'yomi: ト (to)
- Kun'yomi: は(く) (haku), つ(く) (tsuku)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 3

## How to remember 吐

Sounds like 土: both read ト.

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 土 earth

## Words with 吐

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 吐く | はく (haku) | to breathe out; to spit |

## Don't confuse it with

[告](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/announce/) · [周](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circumference/) · [舎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lodge/)

## More in the “Body & health 3” set

[疫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/epidemic/) · [癒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soothe/) · [尿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/urine/) · [吐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spit/) · [尻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rear/) · [憩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-break/) · [睡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slumber/) · [腎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kidney/) · [掌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/palm-of-the-hand/)

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