食う
- 1to eat
- 2to live ; to make a living ; to survive
- 3to bite ; to sting (as insects do)
- 4to tease ; to torment ; to taunt ; to make light of ; to make fun of
- 5to encroach on ; to eat into ; to consume
- 6to defeat a superior ; to threaten a position
- 7to consume time ; to consume resources
- 8to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
- 9to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Other writings and readings
喰う啖う
Godan verb with 'u' ending · transitive verb
JMdict entry 1592100 · frequency rank 33. Source and licence.