Word Meaning 霞を食う

かすみをくう kasumi o kuu

霞を食う is read as かすみをくう (kasumi o kuu) and means to live on air.

Meaning

English

to live on air
to live on nothing
to live without a means of income

Reading

Kana

かすみをくう

Romaji

kasumi o kuu

Writing Variants

かすみを食う かすみをくう kasumiokuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 124182 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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霞

かすみ

dimness (of sight)

霞む

かすむ

to become misty

霞目

かすみめ

partial blindness

霞が関

かすみがせき

Kasumigaseki

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

食い違う

くいちがう

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

食らう

くらう

to receive (e.g. a blow)

面食らう

めんくらう

to be confused

お目玉を食らう

おめだまをくらう

to get a good scolding

食合う

くいあう

to bite each other

食器

しょっき

tableware

食卓

しょくたく

dining table