食う | Japanese meaning

食う【くう】

Frequency rank: 1,325.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb

to eatmale term or language
to live; to make a living; to survive
to bite; to sting (as insects do)
to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
to consume time and-or resources
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)colloquialism
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first timemale term or languagevulgar expression or word

Forms

食う【くう】Frequency rank: 1,325.
喰う【くう】Frequency rank: 5,370. – 5,373.
啖う【くう】
くうFrequency rank: 13,903. – 13,943.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to eat

This meaning refers to the act of eating food, an essential action for nourishment.

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I like to eat rice.

きごう？

What do you plan to eat for breakfast?

to live; to make a living; to survive

This usage describes the idea of sustaining oneself, either financially or in terms of existence.

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He makes a living as a salaryman.

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I have to do something to survive in this city.

to bite; to sting (as insects do)

This meaning pertains to the action of biting or stinging, typically associated with animals like insects.

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The area where I was stung by the bee is swollen.

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I got bitten by a mosquito and it itches.

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

This usage refers to the action of mocking or treating someone lightly, often in a playful or derogatory manner.

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I was teased by my friends, and it was a bit embarrassing.

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He always makes fun of me for his amusement.

to encroach on; to eat into; to consume

In this context, the term means to take away or diminish something, often related to resources or space.

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Time has been consumed.

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The stress is eating into his health.

to defeat a superior; to threaten a position

This meaning involves overcoming someone in authority or a more powerful position, sometimes in a competitive context.

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He is said to have defeated his superior.

、。

If he's defeated in this match, his position will be in jeopardy.

to consume time and/or resources

This refers to the action of using up time or resources inefficiently or excessively.

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That project is consuming a lot of time.

べき。

It should be progressed without consuming resources.

to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)

This usage indicates receiving or undergoing an experience, typically negative in nature.

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I was hit by an unexpected event.

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I received some unfortunate news.

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

This meaning refers to the act of engaging in sexual relations, particularly implying a first experience.

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I told my friends that I had sexual relations with her.

でし。

The first experience was something special.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to eatthe act of eatingto work to make a livingglutton; someone who loves to eatto enjoy eatingto have trouble making a livingto tease (lightly)to take up time; to consume timeto consume resourcesto take advantage of othersto defeat a rivalto try new dishesto take up student lifeto be consumed by emotionshe slept with her; he had sexual relations with herto be bitten by a poisonous insect

Example sentences

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1. きごう「。。きごう」きごう「、わかんきごう」

"Oh? Then, as I expected, I've been around longer than you. This year I'm 20-mumble years old." "What does that tell me?"

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