喰う啖う
くう
Verb, Transitive
1.
to eat
male term or language
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
7.
to consume time, to consume resources
8.
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
colloquial
9.
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
male term or languagevulgar expression or word
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はらがへったから、なにかうまいものをくいたい。
腹が減ったから、何か美味いものを食いたい。
I'm hungry, so I want to eat something delicious.
かれはかぞくをくわせるためにひっしにはたらいた。
彼は家族を食わせるために必死に働いた。
He worked desperately to feed his family.
このプロジェクトはおおくのじかんとろうりょくをくうだろう。
このプロジェクトは多くの時間と労力を食うだろう。
This project will consume a lot of time and effort.
Kanji that make up this word
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