くう
食う
to eat
N5Common wordGodan verb (u ending)
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to eat
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to live•to make a living•to survive
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to bite•to sting (as insects do)
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to tease•to torment•to taunt•to make light of•to make fun of
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to encroach on•to eat into•to consume
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to defeat a superior•to threaten a position
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to consume time•to consume resources
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
Godan verb (u ending), Transitive verb
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
食う(くう)
Negativeない形
食わない(くわない)
Pastた形
食った(くった)
Past Negativeなかった形
食わなかった(くわなかった)
Te-formて形
食って(くって)
Example Sentences
大魚は小魚を食う。
The great fish eat the small.
不意打ちを食らった。
I was thrown off guard.
武士は食わねど高楊枝。
A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.
主人に大目玉を食った。
The boss bawled me out.
私は吊し上げを食った。
I was tried in a kangaroo court.