Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. たべる。食物を摂取する。
2. 生活していく。暮らす。
3. 虫などが刺す。かむ。
4. 時間や労力、金銭、エネルギーなどがかかる。
5. 攻撃・被害などを受ける。くらう。
6. 他者の売上や利益、シェアなどを奪い取る。
7. 強敵を負かす。
8. 主役などの存在感をしのぐほど目立って活躍する。顔色をなさしめる。
9. 性的関係に持ち込む。
Kanji used
feed on (something)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
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
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
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
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