食くらう

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食らう · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	食くらう	食くらわない
Polite	食くらいます	食くらいません
Past polite	食くらいました	食くらいませんでした
Past	食くらった	食くらわなかった
Te-form	食くらって	食くらわないで
Desire	食くらいたい	食くらいたくない
Potential	食くらえる	食くらえない
Passive	食くらわれる	食くらわれない
Causative	食くらわせる	食くらわせない
Causative passive	食くらわせられるalso 食くらわされる	食くらわせられないalso 食くらわされない
Volitional	食くらおう
Polite volitional	食くらいましょう
Imperative	食くらえ	食くらうな
Conditional	食くらえば	食くらわなければ
Tara conditional	食くらったら	食くらわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

eat; drink; wolf down; knock back

vulgar expression or word

Vulgar, rough way to say 'eat' or 'drink', often implying greedily or in large quantities. Used mainly by men in casual, coarse speech.

腹はらが減へったから、ラーメンでも食くらおう。
I'm hungry, so let's go wolf down some ramen or something.
あいつはいつも酒さけをがぶがぶ食くらっている。
That guy is always guzzling booze.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

receive (a blow); suffer (something undesirable)

Used when someone is on the receiving end of a physical blow, scolding, or other unpleasant experience. Often in the form 〜を食らう.

彼かれは上じょう司しに大おお目め玉だまを食くらった。
He got a severe scolding from his boss.
試し合あいでパンチを食くらってダウンした。
He took a punch in the match and went down.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を食くらうto eat or drink something greedily (rough speech)
腹はらが減へっていたので、丼どんぶり飯めしを三さん杯ばいも食くらった。
I was starving, so I wolfed down three bowls of rice.
パンチを食くらうto take a punch
試し合あい中ちゅうに強きょう烈れつなパンチを食くらった。
He took a powerful punch during the match.
一いっ発ぱつ食くらうto get hit once, take a single blow
後うしろから一いっ発ぱつ食くらって倒たおれた。
I got hit from behind and fell down.
説せっ教きょうを食くらうto get a scolding/lecture
遅ち刻こくして先せん生せいに説せっ教きょうを食くらった。
I got a lecture from the teacher for being late.

Expressions· 8

風かぜを食くらうflee hastily; make a quick escape
お目め玉だまを食くらうget a good scolding; get chewed out
お預あずけを食くらうbe made to wait; have one's hopes postponed
大おお目め玉だまを食くらうget a severe scolding; get chewed out
大たい食しょく上じょう戸ご餅もち食くらいeating a lot, drinking a lot, and on top of that, eating mochi

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肩かた透すかしを食くらうsuffer a disappointment; feel let down · have one's attack sidestepped; be given the slip
置おいてきぼりを食くらうbe left behind; get ditched
あの声こえで蜥蜴とかげ食くらうか時鳥ほととぎすdon't judge a book by its cover

Kanji

食eat, food
喰eat, drink, receive (a blow)

Related words

食たべるN5sense 1
食べる is the neutral, polite verb for 'eat', while 食らう is a vulgar, rough term implying greedy or heavy eating.
飲のむN5sense 1
飲む is the standard verb for 'drink', whereas 食らう in coarse speech suggests drinking heavily or greedily.
受うけるN4sense 2
受ける is the neutral verb for 'receive', but 食らう adds a nuance of suffering something forceful or unpleasant, like a blow or scolding.
食くうN3
食らう is even coarser than 食う and often implies devouring food or taking a hard hit; 食う is the more versatile, slightly milder word.

Politeness

召めし上あがるhonorific 尊敬語N4sense 1
召し上がる is the honorific way to say 'eat/drink' used for others of higher status, in contrast to the vulgar 食らう.
頂いただくhumble 謙譲語N4sense 1
いただく is the humble form used when speaking of one's own eating or drinking, the polite opposite register from vulgar 食らう.

Don't confuse with

食くうN3
食う is the common casual verb for 'eat', while 食らう is even rougher and more vulgar, often implying wolfing food down.

Word family· 7

面めん食くらう
be bewildered; be taken aback; be flustered
食くらい付つく
bite at; snap at; nibble · get one's teeth into; get to grips with; really get into
大おお食ぐらい
glutton; big eater
酒さけ食くらい
heavy drinker; drunkard
貪むさぼり食くらう
devour greedily; wolf down

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食くらい込こむ
get thrown in jail; be locked up; be put away · get stuck with; be saddled with; be burdened with
無む駄だ飯めし食ぐらい
good-for-nothing; idler; freeloader

Written forms

食くらうUsage49%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
くらうUsage36%
喰くらうUsage15%
Variant kanji form; less common than 食らう.

Etymology

Derived from classical verb 食らふ (くらふ). The kanji 食 and 喰 both relate to eating. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the modern form is a godan verb with a rough, masculine connotation.

食くらう

く

ら

う

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

食らう · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	食くらう	食くらわない
Polite	食くらいます	食くらいません
Past polite	食くらいました	食くらいませんでした
Past	食くらった	食くらわなかった
Te-form	食くらって	食くらわないで
Desire	食くらいたい	食くらいたくない
Potential	食くらえる	食くらえない
Passive	食くらわれる	食くらわれない
Causative	食くらわせる	食くらわせない
Causative passive	食くらわせられるalso 食くらわされる	食くらわせられないalso 食くらわされない
Volitional	食くらおう
Polite volitional	食くらいましょう
Imperative	食くらえ	食くらうな
Conditional	食くらえば	食くらわなければ
Tara conditional	食くらったら	食くらわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

eat; drink; wolf down; knock back

vulgar expression or word

Vulgar, rough way to say 'eat' or 'drink', often implying greedily or in large quantities. Used mainly by men in casual, coarse speech.

腹はらが減へったから、ラーメンでも食くらおう。
I'm hungry, so let's go wolf down some ramen or something.
あいつはいつも酒さけをがぶがぶ食くらっている。
That guy is always guzzling booze.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

receive (a blow); suffer (something undesirable)

Used when someone is on the receiving end of a physical blow, scolding, or other unpleasant experience. Often in the form 〜を食らう.

彼かれは上じょう司しに大おお目め玉だまを食くらった。
He got a severe scolding from his boss.
試し合あいでパンチを食くらってダウンした。
He took a punch in the match and went down.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を食くらうto eat or drink something greedily (rough speech)
腹はらが減へっていたので、丼どんぶり飯めしを三さん杯ばいも食くらった。
I was starving, so I wolfed down three bowls of rice.
パンチを食くらうto take a punch
試し合あい中ちゅうに強きょう烈れつなパンチを食くらった。
He took a powerful punch during the match.
一いっ発ぱつ食くらうto get hit once, take a single blow
後うしろから一いっ発ぱつ食くらって倒たおれた。
I got hit from behind and fell down.
説せっ教きょうを食くらうto get a scolding/lecture
遅ち刻こくして先せん生せいに説せっ教きょうを食くらった。
I got a lecture from the teacher for being late.

Expressions· 8

風かぜを食くらうflee hastily; make a quick escape
お目め玉だまを食くらうget a good scolding; get chewed out
お預あずけを食くらうbe made to wait; have one's hopes postponed
大おお目め玉だまを食くらうget a severe scolding; get chewed out
大たい食しょく上じょう戸ご餅もち食くらいeating a lot, drinking a lot, and on top of that, eating mochi

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肩かた透すかしを食くらうsuffer a disappointment; feel let down · have one's attack sidestepped; be given the slip
置おいてきぼりを食くらうbe left behind; get ditched
あの声こえで蜥蜴とかげ食くらうか時鳥ほととぎすdon't judge a book by its cover

Kanji

食eat, food
喰eat, drink, receive (a blow)

Related words

食たべるN5sense 1
食べる is the neutral, polite verb for 'eat', while 食らう is a vulgar, rough term implying greedy or heavy eating.
飲のむN5sense 1
飲む is the standard verb for 'drink', whereas 食らう in coarse speech suggests drinking heavily or greedily.
受うけるN4sense 2
受ける is the neutral verb for 'receive', but 食らう adds a nuance of suffering something forceful or unpleasant, like a blow or scolding.
食くうN3
食らう is even coarser than 食う and often implies devouring food or taking a hard hit; 食う is the more versatile, slightly milder word.

Politeness

召めし上あがるhonorific 尊敬語N4sense 1
召し上がる is the honorific way to say 'eat/drink' used for others of higher status, in contrast to the vulgar 食らう.
頂いただくhumble 謙譲語N4sense 1
いただく is the humble form used when speaking of one's own eating or drinking, the polite opposite register from vulgar 食らう.

Don't confuse with

食くうN3
食う is the common casual verb for 'eat', while 食らう is even rougher and more vulgar, often implying wolfing food down.

Word family· 7

面めん食くらう
be bewildered; be taken aback; be flustered
食くらい付つく
bite at; snap at; nibble · get one's teeth into; get to grips with; really get into
大おお食ぐらい
glutton; big eater
酒さけ食くらい
heavy drinker; drunkard
貪むさぼり食くらう
devour greedily; wolf down

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食くらい込こむ
get thrown in jail; be locked up; be put away · get stuck with; be saddled with; be burdened with
無む駄だ飯めし食ぐらい
good-for-nothing; idler; freeloader

Written forms

食くらうUsage49%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
くらうUsage36%
喰くらうUsage15%
Variant kanji form; less common than 食らう.