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What does 食う (くう, kuu) mean?

食う (くう, kuu) means to eat (blunt or casual way of speaking).

Quick facts
Readingくう
Romajikuu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
くう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkuu

to eat (blunt or casual way of speaking)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to eat
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to live; to make a living; to survive
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to bite; to sting (as insects do)
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to tease; to torment; to taunt
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to encroach on; to eat into; to consume

Example sentences

  • I'm hungry. Let's eat something.

  • This job takes more time than I thought.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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