食う
喰う
啖う
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Readings
くう
kuu
kuu
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
Male term or language
to eat
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to live, to make a living, to survive
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to consume time and-or resources
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
Colloquialism
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
Male term or language
Vulgar expression or word
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Transitive verb
Male term or language
to eat Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to live, to make a living, to survive Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to bite, to sting (as insects do) Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to consume time and-or resources Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
Colloquialism
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
Male term or language
Vulgar expression or word
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time Your personal translations
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 食う, 食います
[does], will [do] 食わない, 食いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 食った, 食いました
[did] 食わなかった, 食いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 食って, 食いまして 食わないで, 食いませんで 食わなくて
[does], will [do] 食わない, 食いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 食った, 食いました
[did] 食わなかった, 食いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 食って, 食いまして 食わないで, 食いませんで 食わなくて
Kanjis
食 ON: ショク, ジキ KUN: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む
eat, food
Stroke: 9 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-7 FC: 8073.3
喰 KUN: く.う, く.らう
eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)
Stroke: 12 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 6803.3
啖 ON: タン KUN: く.う, くらわ.す
eat
Stroke: 11 SKIP: 1-3-8 FC: 6908.8
eat, food
Stroke: 9 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-7 FC: 8073.3
喰 KUN: く.う, く.らう
eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)
Stroke: 12 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 6803.3
啖 ON: タン KUN: く.う, くらわ.す
eat
Stroke: 11 SKIP: 1-3-8 FC: 6908.8
Phrases