Results, 啖う

くうkuuold 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

tade食うkuumushimo好き好きsukisuki There is no accounting for tastes.

このkono事業jigyouhakinwo食うkuu This job eats money.

今時imadoki年功序列nenkoujoretsudaなんてnante言ってittemo若いwakaiyatsuno反発hanpatsuwo食うkuuだけdakeですdesuyo If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.

Kanji definition:

タンTANku.uくらわkurawa.su

eat

Strokes:
11
Radical:
口 mouth
SKIP:
1-3-8
UTF:
5556
JIS208:
51-23
Hangul:
담 [dam]
Pinyin:
dàn
Stroke order:
Example words:
啖うくうkuu
to eat; / 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); / to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
健啖けんたんkentan
gluttony; voracity
健啖家けんたんかkentanka
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
啖呵たんかtanka
caustic words
啖呵を切るたんかをきるtankawokiru
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

Kanji

タンTANku.uくらわkurawa.su

eat


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