Keyword
feed on (something)
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2298
Readings
(95%)
(2%)
くい
(1%)
Composed of
mouth
eat
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
Examples (1 in total)
The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.