表層形
巣食う
スクウ
動詞
巣食う (スクウ)
Sukuu · すくう — to build a nest, to nest; to hang out (of a bad group), to be based (in), to haunt; to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.), to be planted, to luck (in one's heart)
Other ways to say “to build a nest” in Japanese →
巣食う in rōmaji: sukuu, also spelled suku.
動詞
一般
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📝 巣くう 🔤 五段-ワア行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月3日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
巣食う
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
巣くう
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| 読み (Reading) |
スクウ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ワア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
巣食う
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| 読み・基本形 |
スクー
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| 表記・基本形 |
巣食う
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| 見出し語の読み |
スクウ
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💡 English Meaning
巣食う means “to build a nest, to nest; to hang out (of a bad group), to be based (in), to haunt; to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.), to be planted, to luck (in one's heart)” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
スクウ
Lemma: 巣くう
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
巣くいます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
巣くって
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| 過去形 (Past) |
巣くった
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
巣くわない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
巣くいましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
巣くえる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
巣くわれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
巣くわせる
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The surface form (巣食う) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (巣くう) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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