Meaning

Primary

To Spit Out

Alternative

To Throw Something Up

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

You know 吐く is "to throw up," and 出す is "to take out" or "to let out." So you're not just throwing up here, you're letting it out into the world on purpose, which makes this to spit out or to throw something up.

吐き出す can be literal, as in 水を吐き出す (to spit out water), or figurative, as in 気持ちを吐き出す (to let out all your feelings).

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