Word Meaning 食えない

くえない kuenai

食えない is read as くえない (kuenai) and means inedible.

Meaning

English

inedible
uneatable
unable to support oneself
unable to keep body and soul together
shrewd
smart (and wide-awake)
cunning
crafty

Reading

Kana

くえない

Romaji

kuenai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 129254 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