食う
くう
Also written as:
- 喰う, 啖うoK
Meanings
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Verb
Godan verb (u), transitive-
to eat.
male vulgar
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to live; to make a living; to survive.
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to bite; to sting (as insects do).
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to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of.
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to encroach on; to eat into; to consume.
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to defeat a superior; to threaten a position.
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to consume time and-or resources.
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to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event).
colloquialism
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to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time.
male vulgar
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Word informations
- Common word: yes
- JLPT Level: 3
Action
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Type | Godan verb (u) |
Neg. neutral | 食わない |
Positive polite | 食います |
Potential | 食える |
Presumptive | 食おう |
Past | 食った |
-te form | 食って |
Conjugation of 食う (くう)
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- Godan verb with `u' ending
- Stem
- 食
- Infinitive
- 食い
- -te form
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