Word Meaning 食うや食わず

くうやくわず kuuyakuwazu

食うや食わず is read as くうやくわず (kuuyakuwazu) and means (living) from hand to mouth.

Meaning

English

  1. (living) from hand to mouth
  2. living on the fringe of subsistence

Reading

Kana

くうやくわず

Romaji

kuuyakuwazu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 130247 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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