つく Also written 吐く Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to breathe out; to breathe to tell (a lie); to use (foul language) to vomit; to throw up; to spit up See also: 吐く (はく). Words containing つく 思いつく (おもいつく) to think of 追いつく (おいつく) to catch up (with) 結びつく (むすびつく) to be related And 112 more. Word lists JLPT N1 Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists