す
巣
く
食
　
う

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to build a nest, to nest.
  2. to hang out (of a bad group), to be based (in), to haunt.
  3. to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.), to be planted, to luck (in one's heart).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
す
巣
く
食
　
う
 巣食う すくう
す
巣
　
く
　
う
 巣くう すくう
す
巣
く
喰
　
う
 巣喰う すくう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nest, rookery, hive
す　ソウ (4th, N1)
fruit, reward, carry out
カ　は.たす　はた.す (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (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　にっ　ニチ (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