Word Meaning 食い上げ

くいあげ kuiage

食い上げ is read as くいあげ (kuiage) and means fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook.

Meaning

English

  1. fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook
  2. losing one's means of livelihood
  3. suspension of a samurai's annual rice stipend

Reading

Kana

くいあげ

Romaji

kuiage

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 118157 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食い逃げ

くいにげ

leaving a restaurant without paying

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

食み出る

はみでる

to be forced out

食い入る

くいいる

to eat into

食前

しょくぜん

before meals

食わす

くわす

to deceive