Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to breathe out; to breathe
2. to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
3. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
Pitch accent
Top 1100
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to tell a lie; to fib
Examples (17 in total)
I can imagine.
"Why are you lying to me?" "I'm not lying."
He has deliberately lied.
You're a lying pig.
We all breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I didn't do anything!" "He's lying!"
I'm sorry. I'll never lie to you again.
Have you ever lied to your boyfriend?
Why would they tell such an obvious lie?
I hope Tom is not lying to us.
Nancy put her elbows on her knees.
I'll tell you the truth: I lied to you.
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
A bad habit, once formed, cannot easily be got rid of.
They knew about the hardship and loss.
The mother will not be at ease until she hears of her son's safe arrival.
He spoke for ten minutes without a pause.