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Keyword
feed on (something)
Info
Frequency
Top 1300-1400
Type
Jinmeiyō
?
Kanken
Level Pre-1
Heisig
2298
Readings
く
(95%)
た
(2%)
くい
(1%)
くろう
ぐ
ばみ
くっ
ば
Composed of
口
mouth
食
eat
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
喰
く
う
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
喰
く
ら
う
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
喰
く
らいつ
く
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
53 more...
Examples (1 in total)
この
土
と
地
ち
の
人
ひと
は、この
川
かわ
を、
人
ひと
喰
く
い
川
かわ
と
呼
よ
んで、
恐
きょう
怖
ふ
している。
The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.