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喰くう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
Masculine
1. to eat
2. to live; to make a living; to survive
3. to bite; to sting (as insects do)
4. to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
5. to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
6. to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
7. to consume time and-or resources
8. to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
9. to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Alt. forms
食くう
74%
喰くう
18%
くう
7%
啖くう
Kanji used
喰
feed on (something)
Pitch accent
く
う
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Conjugations...Used in: 1449
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste