Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 巣食う(すくう) in Japanese

巣食う, 巣くう
Kana Reading
すくう
Romaji
sukū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to build (a nest); to nest
    Example sentence
    嫉妬心くらい強く人間心情巣食う情熱ない There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

Examples of 巣食う, 巣くう, すくう in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
巣食う
Plain Polite
巣食います
Negative
巣食わない
Negative Polite
巣食いません

Past

Plain
巣食った
Plain Polite
巣食いました
Negative
巣食わなかった
Negative Polite
巣食いませんでした

Te

Plain
巣食って
Plain Polite
巣食いまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
巣食われる
Plain Polite
巣食われます
Negative
巣食われない
Negative Polite
巣食われません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: す, す.くう

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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