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啖う

くう

to eat

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Definitions

Common N3
Godan verb with 'u' ending, transitive verb

1. To eat male term, language, or name.

2. To live; To make a living; To survive

3. To bite; To sting (as insects do)

4. To tease; To torment; To taunt; To make light of; To make fun of

5. To encroach on; To eat into; To consume

6. To defeat a superior; To threaten a position

7. To consume time and-or resources

8. To receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) colloquialism.

9. To have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time male term, language, or name.vulgar expression or word.

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Common N3

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