とも
共
ぐ
食
　
い

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. cannibalism (in animals), feeding on each other.
  2. cannibalization, mutually harmful competition, internecine struggle, dog-eat-dog competition, suicidal conflict.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とも
共
ぐ
食
　
い
 共食い ともぐい
　
と
　
も
ぐ
食
　
い
 とも食い ともぐい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)