食う

Written & reading forms

Also written 喰う、啖う

Meanings

1. 01

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to eat

   Male term

2. 02

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to live; to make a living; to survive

3. 03

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to bite; to sting (as insects do)

4. 04

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of

5. 05

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to encroach on; to eat into; to consume

6. 06

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to defeat a superior; to threaten a position

7. 07

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to consume time and-or resources

8. 08

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)

   Colloquial

9. 09

   Godan verb (う) · Transitive

   to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

   Male term · Vulgar

Pitch accent

Red line shows relative high and low pitch by mora. Pronunciation can vary by region and speaker.

• 食う
  頭高 · Atamadaka