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喰 kanji
eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)
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- 12
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
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Words with 喰
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —飯を喰うto have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
- —喰い縛るto clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
- —喰い締るto clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
- —金喰い虫money loser; high-cost, low-return project
- —喰いたんtanyao with open melds (not allowed in some rules); open tanyao
- —喰いつくto bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to get one's teeth into; to really get into; to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to; to complain; to bicker
- —喰い付くto bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to get one's teeth into; to really get into; to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to; to complain; to bicker
- —年を喰うto grow older (than expected); to advance in age
- —歳を喰うto grow older (than expected); to advance in age
- —アワ喰うto be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
- —あわ喰うto be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
- —何喰わぬ顔innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
- —喰い止めるto check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt
- —喰いとめるto check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt
- —喰い下がるto hang on to; to hang from; to cling to; to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
- —喰いさがるto hang on to; to hang from; to cling to; to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
- —喰わず嫌いdisliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
- —喰いしばるto clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
- —無駄飯喰いne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
- —取って喰うto catch and eat; to bite (and kill)
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