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Definition and Synonyms for 食う
| 1. | 生活 | 自活する |
| Survive | support oneself | |
| Synonyms: | 生きる, 生活, 生きて行く, 食う, 食べる | |
| 2. | 喰う | 耐える、またはさらされる |
| Endure | undergo or be subjected to | |
| Synonyms: | 受難, 喘ぐ, 喫する, 苦しむ, 苦悩, 被る, 被る, 食う, 食らう | |
| 3. | 食み | 食物を平らげる行為 |
| Feeding | the act of consuming food | |
| Synonyms: | はむ, 喫飯, 摂食, 食, 食う | |
| 4. | 喰う | 食事を食べる |
| Eat | eat a meal | |
| Synonyms: | はむ, 召す, 召される, 召し上がる, 喫する, 戴く, 食う, 食する, 食べる, 食らう, 食事 | |
| 5. | 上がる | 固形食物を取り入れる |
| Eat | take in solid food | |
| Synonyms: | はむ, 上がる, 召す, 召される, 召し上がる, 戴く, 食う, 食する, 食べる, 食らう, 食事 | |
| 6. | 上がる | 液体を中に入れる |
| Drink | take in liquids | |
| Synonyms: | 上がる, 仰ぐ, 取る, 召す, 召される, 戴く, 服す, 服する, 汲む, 聞こし召す, 酌む, 食う, 食らう, 飲む, 飲用 | |
| 7. | 喰う | 食物を摂取する |
| Eat | take in food | |
| Synonyms: | はむ, 摂食, 食う, 食す, 食べる, 食らう | |
| 8. | 喰う | ご飯を食べる |
| Eat | take a meal | |
| Synonyms: | はむ, 召す, 召される, 召し上がる, 喫する, 戴く, 食う, 食する, 食べる, 食らう, 食事 | |
| 9. | 喰う | 動物のみ使用される |
| Eat | used of animals only | |
| Synonyms: | はむ, 摂食, 食う, 食す, 食べる, 食らう |
Meanings for each kanji in 食う
| 食 | eat; food | Kanji Details » |
Categories 食う is a member of
| 1. | 取り込み | 食物を（食べることにより）口から身体に取り入れる過程 |
| Intake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | |
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| 2. | 摂する | 自身に供給する、あるいは定期的に摂取する |
| Ingest | serve oneself to, or consume regularly | |
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| 3. | 喰う | 食事を食べる |
| Eat | eat a meal | |
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| 4. | 活きる | 経る、あるいは乗り切る |
| Experience | go or live through | |
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Conjugations for 食う
Plain Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く わ な か っ た]
kuwanakatta
Polite Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く い ま せ ん で し た]
kuimasendeshita
Tai Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[く い た く な い]
kuitakunai
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く い た く な か っ た]
kuitakunakatta
Negative te-form Form
[く い た く な く て]
kuitakunakute
Imperative Plain Form
Imperative Polite Form
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[く わ な け れ ば]
kuwanakereba
Conditional Form
Alternative Form
Potential Plain Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く え な か っ た]
kuenakatta
Potential Polite Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く え ま せ ん で し た]
kuemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く わ れ な か っ た]
kuwarenakatta
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[く わ れ ま せ ん]
kuwaremasen
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く わ れ ま せ ん で し た]
kuwaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く わ せ な か っ た]
kuwasenakatta
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[く わ せ ま せ ん]
kuwasemasen
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く わ せ ま せ ん で し た]
kuwasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[く わ さ れ な い]
kuwasarenai
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く わ さ れ な か っ た]
kuwasarenakatta
Negative te-form Form
[く わ さ れ な く て]
kuwasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[く わ さ れ ま せ ん]
kuwasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[く わ さ れ ま し た]
kuwasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[く わ さ れ ま せ ん で し た]
kuwasaremasendeshita
Sample Sentences for 食う
今時、年功序列だなんて言っても、若い奴の反発を食うだけですよ。
If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.
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