Meaning of 人食い(ひとくい) in Japanese

人食い, 人喰い, 人喰
Kana Reading
ひとくい
Romaji
hitokui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    cannibalism; biting (someone)
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

Related Kanji

食 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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人 JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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喰

12 strokes

eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう

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