単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#307 most used

食う

くう1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

to eat

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Casual · Rough
Alternative: 食べる ›

IN A SENTENCE

I haven't eaten anything since yesterday.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

to eat

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to live; to make a living; to survive

godan verb · transitive

3

to bite; to sting (as insects do)

godan verb · transitive

4

to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of

godan verb · transitive

5

to encroach on; to eat into; to consume

godan verb · transitive

6

to defeat a superior; to threaten a position

godan verb · transitive

7

to consume time; to consume resources

godan verb · transitive

8

to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)

godan verb · transitive

9

to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#307 most used

Written食う、喰う

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium