Word Meaning 食い合う

くいあう kuiau

食い合う is read as くいあう (kuiau) and means to bite each other.

Meaning

English

to bite each other
to eat together
to fit together
to mutually encroach

Reading

Kana

くいあう

Romaji

kuiau

Writing Variants

食合う くいあう kuiau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 57895 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食い合い

くいあい

biting one another

食い合わす

くいあわす

to clench

食い合わせ

くいあわせ

combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)

食べ合わせ

たべあわせ

combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)

食べ合わせる

たべあわせる

to eat together (various foods)

食品総合研究所

しょくひんそうごうけんきゅうじょ

National Food Research Institute

国際連合食糧農業機関

こくさいれんごうしょくりょうのうぎょうきかん

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

食い違う

くいちがう

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

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

食らう

くらう

to receive (e.g. a blow)

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense