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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

巣食う

巣くう

Reading

Kana: すくう
Romaji: sukuu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5u
vi
1

to build (a nest); to nest

2

to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

Kanji

巣
Readings: ソウ、 す、 す.くう
Meanings: nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
食
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food

Example Sentence

嫉妬心(しっとしん)くらい強(つよ)く人間(にんげん)の心情(しんじょう)に巣食(すく)う情熱(じょうねつ)はない。
➥There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
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