Keyword
feed on (something)
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2298
Readings
(95%)
(2%)
くい
(1%)
Composed of
mouth
eat
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
mortar; plaster; stucco
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to happen to meet; to come across
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
three pairs in a dealt hand (scoring combination)
seductress; coquette; minx
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
having an open hand and no end or honor tiles (meld; not allowed in some rules); having only suited tiles between 2 and 8 inclusive and having called tiles
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
three pairs in a dealt hand (scoring combination)
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
jointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)
ashy minivet (species of passerine bird, Pericrocotus divaricatus)
electrolytic corrosion
codling moth larva; any moth whose larvae feed on fruit
codling moth larva; any moth whose larvae feed on fruit
Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)
Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)
leaf beetle (of subfamily Donaciinae)
eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)
Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae); Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler; Ijima's warbler
pink woodsorrel (Oxalis corymbosa)
Examples (1 in total)
The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.