JMdict: 1400400
巣食う 【すくう】
- [v5u,vi] to build a nest; to nest
- [v5u,vi] to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to haunt
- [v5u,vi] to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted; to luck (in one's heart)
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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巣 | Nest, Rookery, Hive, Cobweb, Den | ソウ | す, す.くう |
食 | Eat, Food | ショク, ジキ | く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む |