くう

食う

表記・読み：喰う・啖う・くう

1. 1

   to eat

   五段動詞（う）他動詞male term or language
2. 2

   to live; to make a living; to survive

   五段動詞（う）他動詞
3. 3

   to bite; to sting (as insects do)

   五段動詞（う）他動詞
4. 4

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

   五段動詞（う）他動詞
5. 5

   to encroach on; to eat into; to consume

   五段動詞（う）他動詞
6. 6

   to defeat a superior; to threaten a position

   五段動詞（う）他動詞
7. 7

   to consume time; to consume resources

   五段動詞（う）他動詞
8. 8

   to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)

   五段動詞（う）他動詞colloquial
9. 9

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

   五段動詞（う）他動詞male term or languagevulgar expression or word