Word Meaning 食う
食う is read as くう (kuu) and means to consume time and-or resources.
Meaning
English
- to consume time and-or resources
- to eat
- to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
- to bite
- to sting (as insects do)
- to defeat a superior
- to threaten a position
Reading
Kana
くう
Romaji
kuu
Writing Variants
- 喰う くう kuu
- 啖う くう kuu
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 11 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12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
Example Sentences
10この事業は金を食う。
This job eats money.
蓼食う虫も好き好き。
There is no accounting for tastes.
よーし、今日は食うぞお。
Right then, I'm going to stuff my face today!
働かざる者食うべからず。
He who does not work, does not have the right to eat.
大型車はガソリンを食う。
Large cars use lots of gas.
この車は、ガソリンを食う。
This car uses a lot of petrol.
働かざるもの食うべからず。
One who does not work should not eat.
このエアコンは電気を食うな。
This air conditioner uses a lot of electricity.
となりの客はよく柿食う客だ。
The next-door neighbour's guest is a guest who eats lots of persimmons.
働かざるものは食うべからず。
If you don't work, you shouldn't eat.
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