喰う

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 喰う – see the following entry.

【食くう】

[verb] to put something in one's mouth

[verb] (men's speech, vulgar) to eat, to devour

[verb] to make a living, to live; to survive

[verb] to tease, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of; to torment

[verb] (of an insect, usually used in the passive) to bite, to sting

(This term, 喰う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)