Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

    Idiomatic expression

    唐突な質問に彼は泡を食った。
    He was confused by a sudden question.

Also written 泡を喰う【あわをくう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bubbles, foam, suds, froth

Kun
あわ
On
ホウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1872 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.18The Kanji Dictionary
3711.2Four corner code
356deroo
6ce1Unicode hex code
1-43-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2523Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3093New Nelson (John Haig)
334New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
392Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
249Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
296Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
533Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
572Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1781A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1904Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17307XMorohashi
1795A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1765Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1895Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1466Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1206Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1629Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1182Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
539Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
pao4, pao1Pinyin reading
poKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
On
ショクジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level