Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb

()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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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1.

      to eat

      Male term or language
    2. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      2.

      to live, to make a living, to survive

    3. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      3.

      to bite, to sting (as insects do)

    4. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      4.

      to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of

    5. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      5.

      to encroach on, to eat into, to consume

    6. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      6.

      to defeat a superior, to threaten a position

    7. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      7.

      to consume time, to consume resources

    8. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      8.

    9. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      9.

    All Forms

    食う 【くう】喰う 【くう】啖う 【くう】

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    Examples

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      (おれ)(めし)()っている(とき)(しあわ)せだ。

      I'm happiest when I'm eating.

      • N1

      こんな(やす)給料(きゅうりょう)では()っていけません。

      I can't make a living on such a low salary.

      • N1

      いい(えさ)()えたので、よく(さかな)()ようになりました。

      Since I switched to better bait, the fish have started biting more.

      • N1

      ()()われた場所(ばしょ)(かゆ)いのなんのって…。(いそ)いで(かゆ)()めを()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.

      • N1

      ネイリストの友人(ゆうじん):「そのデザインは手間(てま)()から、料金(りょうきん)(すこ)しだけ()がるよ。」

      Nail artist friend: 'That design takes a lot of work, so the price will be a bit higher.'

      • N1
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