食い荒らす

くいあらす

Also written 食い荒す, 食荒らす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to devour; to wolf down
2. to eat a bit of everything
3. to encroach upon; to take over; to steal (e.g. support)

Kanji

• 食 eat. Read as くう.
• 荒 rough. Read as あらす.

Common phrases

• 農作物を食い荒らす

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