Results, 食う

JLPTN3

食う^☆【くうkuu】喰う^☆・啖う^old Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

to eat - male 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 time - male language - vulgar

Kanji definition:

食

常用２年JLPTN5

ショクSHOKU・ジキJIKI・くうku.u・くらうku.rau・たべるta.beru・はむha.mu

eat; food

Stroke order:

Example words:

食事【しょくじshokuji】: meal; / to eat
食品【しょくひんshokuhin】: food; food products; foodstuffs
食料【しょくりょうshokuryou】: food
食糧【しょくりょうshokuryou】: food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
昼食【ちゅうしょくchuushoku】: lunch; midday meal; / food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

Partial results:

食うや食わず【くうやくわずkuuyakuwazu】: expression / ~の noun:
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistance

Kanji

ショクSHOKU・ジキJIKI・くうku.u・くらうku.rau・たべるta.beru・はむha.mu

eat; food

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