Word Meaning 貪り食らう

むさぼりくらう musaborikurau

貪り食らう is read as むさぼりくらう (musaborikurau) and means to devour greedily.

Meaning

English

to devour greedily

Reading

Kana

むさぼりくらう

Romaji

musaborikurau

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 100675 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貪り食う

むさぼりくう

to eat 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

どんよく

greedy

貪欲

とんよく

raga (desire)

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

食い合う

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