Word Meaning 貪り食う

むさぼりくう musaborikuu

貪り食う is read as むさぼりくう (musaborikuu) and means to eat greedily.

Meaning

English

to eat greedily
to devour
to wolf down
to gobble up

Reading

Kana

むさぼりくう

Romaji

musaborikuu

Writing Variants

むさぼり食う むさぼりくう musaborikuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Synonyms 貪食する,貪る Rank 98467 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貪り食らう

むさぼりくらう

to devour greedily

貪食

どんしょく

voracity

貪食細胞

どんしょくさいぼう

phagocyte

貪欲

たんよく

greedy

貪る

むさぼる

to eat greedily

貪欲法

どんよくほう

greedy algorithm

食い違う

くいちがう

to not match well (e.g. at the seams)

面食らう

めんくらう

to be confused

食合う

くいあう

to bite each other

貪官汚吏

たんかんおり

corrupt government official

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

食らう

くらう

to receive (e.g. a blow)