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食う [ichi1,news2,nf33] 喰う [spec1] 啖う [oK]
くう [spec1,ichi1,news2,nf33]
1. [v5u,vt] [male]
▶ to eat
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1839550 食い足りない【くいたりない】 1. not eating enough
  ⇐ see: 2825863 食われる【くわれる】 1. to be eaten; to be bitten (e.g. by bugs)
2. [v5u,vt]
▶ to live
▶ to make a living
▶ to survive
3. [v5u,vt]
▶ to bite
▶ to sting (as insects do)
4. [v5u,vt]
▶ to tease
▶ to torment
▶ to taunt
▶ to make light of
▶ to make fun of
5. [v5u,vt]
▶ to encroach on
▶ to eat into
▶ to consume
6. [v5u,vt]
▶ to defeat a superior
▶ to threaten a position
7. [v5u,vt]
▶ to consume time and-or resources
8. [v5u,vt] [col]
▶ to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
9. [v5u,vt] [male,vulg]
▶ to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2018-04-07 18:13:49  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
喰っ	513796	  
喰う	328247
喰わ	302543
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
@@ -21,0 +23 @@
+<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
5. A 2014-05-06 17:41:28  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2014-04-24 03:52:46  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
"「食う」等の言葉に違和感を感じます。

最近、クラスの人やいろいろな人が、「食べる」を「食う」といったりしているのです
が、 「どうして食べるっていわないのだろう」と感じます。

親はそのような言葉に対して「下品だ」と言っており、私もそう思っていますが、友達は
そう感じていないようです。"
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q136
3506723;_ylt=A7YWPRfMiVhTaR0AuYYQ.vN7?pos=1&ccode=ofv
  Comments:
.. or maybe vulg, but not male?
3. A* 2014-04-24 03:51:46  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
”「食う」という言い方
女の子、女性が「食べる」ことを「食う」と言うのって、どうですか?とてつもなく下品に感
じるのですが、皆さんは気にならないですか?方言なら仕方ないかな、とも思いますが、日
ごろ上品な女性が「食う」と言うと、ガッカリしちゃいます。"
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14617
39464
  Comments:
vulg seems like overstating things.
  Diff:
@@ -27 +26,0 @@
-<misc>&vulg;</misc>
2. A 2010-09-15 18:16:12  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
my kanwa has this reading, so not iK.  probably qualifies as non-旧字 oK
  Diff:
@@ -15,1 +15,1 @@
-<ke_inf>&iK;</ke_inf>
+<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
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