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食くう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
Masculine
1. to eat
It's so bad that it's not fit to eat.
2. to live; to make a living; to survive
3. to bite; to sting (as insects do)
4. to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
5. to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
6. to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
7. to consume time; to consume resources
Wow, that took quite a lot of time.
8. to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
9. to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Alt. forms
食くう
74%
喰くう
19%
くう
6%
啖くう
Kanji used
食
eat
Pitch accent
く
う
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Conjugations...Used in: 5523
Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
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Examples (18 in total)
I haven't eaten anything since yesterday.
Wow, that took quite a lot of time.
If you don't eat, your strength won't return.
You can't make a living from music.
I'll eat you someday.
It's so bad that it's not fit to eat.
He ate breakfast alone.
This job eats money.
He got eaten by a tiger.
Role-playing video games are time consuming.
There are even trees that fall over because they are eaten by insects.
This engine consumes the most oil.
I know you've been stuffing yourself with sweets.
They serve terrible food at that restaurant.
Well, we can't make a living unless we turn a profit.
Look, it's ready over there, so go eat!
Few writers can make a living from novels alone.
Before that, did we have anything to eat at home?