NichiDict

食う

N3
くう
喰う啖う
[kuu]
Illustration for 食う

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to eat

2.GodanTransitive

to live; to make a living; to survive

3.GodanTransitive

to bite; to sting (as insects do)

4.GodanTransitive

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

5.GodanTransitive

to encroach on; to eat into; to consume

6.GodanTransitive

to defeat a superior; to threaten a position

7.GodanTransitive

to consume time; to consume resources

8.GodanTransitive

to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)

9.GodanTransitive

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

Examples

腹が減ったので何か美味しいものを食いたい

I'm hungry, so I want to eat something delicious.

食えなくなって田舎へ戻った。

I couldn't make a living, so I returned to the countryside.

猫がテーブルの上の魚を食ってしまった。

The cat ate the fish that was on the table.