啖
啖
eat
11 strokes
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Kun
く.うくらわ.す
Dictionary
Common Words
1
Male
to eat
Examples
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。
The starving man devoured the food.
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
Examples
この事業は金を食う。
This job eats money.
8
Colloquial
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
Examples
主人に大目玉を食った。
The boss bawled me out.
9
Male; Vulgar expression or word
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
1
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
Examples
あいつが俺に向かって啖呵を切った。
He hurled defiance at me.
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