Word Meaning 人を食う

ひとをくう hito o kuu

人を食う is read as ひとをくう (hito o kuu) and means to be insolent.

Meaning

English

  1. to be insolent
  2. to be arrogant
  3. to be impudent
  4. to be rude

Reading

Kana

ひとをくう

Romaji

hito o kuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 116770 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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人食い

ひとくい

cannibalism

人々

ひとびと

each person

人生

じんせい

(one's) life

人間

にんげん

character (of a person)

人気

にんき

popularity

ひと

human (Homo sapiens)

人出

ひとで

crowd

人前

ひとまえ

presence of other people

人名

じんめい

person's name

じん

-er (e.g. performer, etc.)

にん

counter for people