Word Meaning 人食い
ひとくい
hitokui
人食い is read as ひとくい (hitokui) and means cannibalism.
Meaning
English
- cannibalism
- biting (someone)
- man-eating (e.g. tiger)
- cannibalistic
Reading
Kana
ひとくい
Romaji
hitokui
Writing Variants
- 人喰 ひとくい hitokui
- 人喰い ひとくい hitokui
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 13 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
4森に行ったら、人食い鬼に気をつけてください！
If you go into the forest, watch out for the man-eating ogres!
森に行くなら、人食い鬼に気をつけてください！
If you go into the forest, watch out for the man-eating ogres!
三人の宣教師が人食い部族に殺され、食べられた。
Three missionaries were killed and eaten by cannibals.
地の人はこの川を「人食い川」と呼んで怖れている。
The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.