喰う

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
喰
く
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 喰う – see the following entry.
【食くう】
[verb] to put something in one's mouth
[verb] (colloquial) to eat, to devour
[verb] to make a living, to live; to survive
[verb] to tease, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of; to torment
[verb] to bite, to sting (of an insect, usually used in the passive)
Alternative spelling
喫う
(This term, 喰う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
喰
く(ら)
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 喰う – see the following entry.
【食くらう】
[verb] (vulgar) to gobble
[verb] to get (something undesirable)
[verb] to live
[verb] to get exiled
Alternative spellings
食う, 喰らう
(This term, 喰う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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