食くわす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

feed; let eat; serve food

Broadly used for giving food to people or animals, including serving meals and forcing someone to eat. Often implies the subject is providing food to someone else.

See also: 食わせる

• 毎まい朝あさ、犬いぬにドッグフードを食くわす。

  Every morning, I feed my dog dog food.

• 彼かの女じょは子こ供どもたちに栄えい養ようのある食しょく事じを食くわすようにしている。

  She makes sure to feed her children nutritious meals.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

support financially; provide for

Used for financially supporting a family or dependents, often with a nuance of responsibility or burden.

• 彼かれは一人ひとりで家か族ぞくを食くわしている。

  He supports his family by himself.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

inflict; deal (a blow); administer

Used with words like 打撃 (blow), ダメージ (damage), or 一撃 (a hit) to mean delivering a physical or metaphorical strike.

• 相あい手てに強きょう烈れつなパンチを食くわした。

  He dealt a powerful punch to his opponent.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

deceive; cheat; trick

Often appears in the idiom 一杯食わす (to pull a fast one, to take someone in). The standalone use is less common but still understood.

See also: 一杯食わす

• 彼かれは私わたしに一いっ杯ぱい食くわした。

  He pulled a fast one on me.