Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, 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
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to eat
Male term or languageGodan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
7.
to consume time, to consume resources
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
8.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
9.
All Forms
食う 【くう】、喰う 【くう】、啖う 【くう】
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Pitch Accent
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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