巣食う
Meanings
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)
Other spellings
巣くう
Kanji used
Pitch accent
すくう
Examples1
嫉妬心
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.