Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb
食うto eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
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Common
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
1.
to eat
Male term or languageう-verb (う), Transitive verb
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
7.
to consume time, to consume resources
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
8.
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
9.
All Forms
食う 【くう】、喰う 【くう】、啖う 【くう】
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俺は飯を食っている時が幸せだ。
I'm happiest when I'm eating.
こんな安い給料では食っていけません。
I can't make a living on such a low salary.
いい餌に変えたので、よく魚が食うようになりました。
Since I switched to better bait, the fish have started biting more.
蚊に食われた場所が痒いのなんのって…。急いで痒み止めを塗らなければ。
The spot where I got bitten by a mosquito is unbearably itchy... I need to put on some anti-itch cream fast.
ネイリストの友人:「そのデザインは手間を食うから、料金が少しだけ上がるよ。」
Nail artist friend: 'That design takes a lot of work, so the price will be a bit higher.'
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