Word details
巣食う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 巣食う.
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Entry
1
to build a nest; to nest
2
to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to haunt
Examples
嫉妬心くらい強く人間の心情に巣食う情熱はない。
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
3
to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted; to luck (in one's heart)
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