吐き気

吐き気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吐	気
は Grade: S	け Grade: 1

Etymology

吐く (はく, haku: “vomit”) + 気 (け, ke: “feeling”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はきけ​ [hàkíkéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kʲi̥ke̞]

Noun

吐き気 (hiragana はきけ, rōmaji hakike)

1. A feeling of vomiting

   気 (き)持 (も)ちが悪 (わる)い。吐 (は)き気 (け)がする。

   Kimochi ga warui. Hakike ga suru.

   I'm feeling bad. And I feel like vomiting.

2. A strong dislike or disgust to somebody

   その男 (おとこ)は嫌 (きら)いだ。そいつの顔 (かお)を見 (み)ただけで吐 (は)き気 (け)がする。

   Sono otoko wa kirai da. Soitsu no kao o mita dake de hakike ga suru.

   I hate the guy and feel nausea in just a glance.

Synonyms

• (feeling of vomiting): 嘔気 (おうき) (ōki), 悪心 (おしん) (oshin)
• (dislike or disgust): 嫌悪 (けんお) (ken'o), むかつき (mukatsuki)

Hyponyms

• (feeling of vomiting):
  • 乗 (の)り物酔 (ものよ)い (norimonoyoi): feel sick by any vehicle
  • 車酔 (くるまよ)い (kurumayoi): feel sick by a car
  • 船酔 (ふなよ)い (funayoi): feel sick by a boat

Coordinate terms

• 悪寒 (おかん) (okan): feeling coldness caused by sickness

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN