Meaning

Primary

To Spit Out

Alternatives

To Disgorge, To Spew Out

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

If 吐く is to throw up, and if 出す is to remove or hand over, then if you throw up and hand that throw up over to someone via your throwing up, you are going to spit out at them, or to spew out, or something gross along those lines. Then again, this word can be used to be like "spit the info out already!" too, so it's not all spitting for reals.

Reading

はきだす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 吐く and 出す.

Context

Context Sentences

男は舐めていた飴を吐き出しました。

The man spit out the candy he’d been sucking.

Kanji Composition