食う くう kuu to eat JLPT N3 godan verb Common word Other meanings 2. to live, to make a living, to survive 3. to bite, to sting (as insects do) The kanji in this word 食 eat, food JLPT N5 · Strokes 9 In this level 近代 緊張 筋肉 金融 句 偶然 臭い 鎖 腐る 癖 Back to the JLPT N3 list Practise these words