Word details

共食い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 共食い.

Dictionary

Entry

共食いもぐいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #32054
1

cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other

2

cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition; suicidal conflict

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with

6 strokesFrequency 174JLPT N2Grade 4

On

キョウ

Kun

ともとも.に-ども

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

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