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飯を食う
飯を喰う
Readings
めしをくう
meshiwokuu
English
Expression
Godan verb with 'u' ending
to have a meal, to eat

Expression
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Idiomatic expression
to make a living, to earn one's bread

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 飯を食う, 飯を食います
[does], will [do]
飯を食わない, 飯を食いません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 飯を食った, 飯を食いました
[did]
飯を食わなかった, 飯を食いませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 飯を食って, 飯を食いまして 飯を食わないで, 飯を食いませんで 飯を食わなくて
Kanjis
ON: ハン KUN: めし
meal, boiled rice

Stroke: 12 Grade: 4 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-8-4 FC: 8174.4


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


KUN: く.う, く.らう
eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)

Stroke: 12 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 6803.3