JMdict: 1358160
食い荒らす 【くいあらす】
- [v5s,vt] to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to devour; to wolf down
- [v5s,vt] to eat a bit of everything
- [v5s,vt] to encroach upon; to take over; to steal (e.g. support)
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
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食 | Eat, Food | ショク, ジキ | く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む | 2 |
荒 | Laid Waste, Rough, Rude, Wild | コウ | あら.い, あら-, あ.れる, あ.らす, -あ.らし, すさ.む |