Word Meaning 食い

くい kui

食い is read as くい (kui) and means bite (in fishing).

Meaning

English

bite (in fishing)
eating

Reading

Kana

くい

Romaji

kui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 128197 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食わず嫌い

くわずぎらい

disliking a certain food without having tried it

食合い

くいあい

biting one another

食が細い

しょくがほそい

eating only a little

食の細い

しょくのほそい

sparsely eating

食

しょく

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

食い下がる

くいさがる

to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

食べる

たべる

to eat

食パン

しょくぱん

(loaf of) bread

食らう

くらう

to receive (e.g. a blow)

食後

しょくご

after a meal

Example Sentences

犬食いはダメ！

Don't eat so sloppily!

トムは面食いだ。

Tom is only interested in good-looking girls.

色気より食い気。

Fair words fill not the belly.

俺、早食いなんだ。

I'm a fast eater.

彼は食いしん坊だ。

He is a glutton.

彼女は食いしん坊だ。

She is a glutton.

トムは食いしん坊だ。

Tom is a glutton.

食いたいんなら、食え。

If you want to eat, eat.

これは誰の食い物ですか。

Whose food is this?

犬食いはみっともないよね。

Sit upright while eating.