くらう
Kurau
Other forms: 喰らう
食らう (Kurau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto eat; to drink; to wolf; to knock back
- godan verb, transitive verbto receive (e.g. a blow)
- godan verb, transitive verbto be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
Examples
毒を食らわば皿まで。
As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
往復びんたを食らった。
I got slapped on both cheeks.
懲役五年くらっちまった。
I got five years in prison.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).