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飹
飹
10 strokes
Frequency: 1659
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

hungry
starve

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う.える

Common Words

é€“ăˆă‚‹
うえる
ă‹ă€ăˆă‚‹ (éŁąăˆă‚‹ïŒé€“ăˆă‚‹)
é„‘ăˆă‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6719
1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry

Examples
ćœŒăŻéŁąăˆăŸè€…ă«éŁŸă‚’äžŽăˆăŸă€‚
He furnished food to the hungry.
2

to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

é€“ăˆ
うえ
é„‘ăˆ
Noun
Freq #15341
1

hunger; starvation

Examples
äœ•ćƒăšă„ă†äșșăŒéŁąăˆă§æ­»ă‚“ă ă€‚
Thousands of people died of hunger.
きが
鄑逓
Noun
Freq #25144
1

starvation; famine; hunger

Examples
ă“ă‚Œă‚‰ăźć›œă§ăŻéŁąé€“ăŒæ™źé€šăźă“ăšă§ă‚ă‚‹ă€‚
In these countries hunger is the rule.
飱きん
ききん
鄑鄉
Noun
Freq #28667
1

famine; crop failure

Examples
ă“ă‚Œă‚‰ăźć›œăŻă—ă°ă—ă°éŁąé„‰ă«è„Čわれた。
These countries were often visited with famine.
2

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

é€“ăˆæ­»ă«
éŁąæ­»ă«
ă†ăˆă˜ă«
ă‹ă€ăˆă˜ă«
éŁąăˆæ­»
éŁąæ­»
é„‘æ­»
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #29538
1

Sensitive

(death from) starvation; starving to death

Examples
そんăȘこべをするくらいăȘă‚‰éŁąăˆæ­»ă«ă—ăŸă»ă†ăŒăŸă—ă ă€‚
I might as well starve as do such a thing.
ăĄă«ă†ăˆă‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #33777
1

to be bloodthirsty

きがかん
Noun
Freq #49649
1

(feeling of) hunger

きべう
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #63185
1

Rare term

starving and freezing to death

ă‚ă„ă«ă†ăˆă‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #67358
1

to hunger for love; to starve for love

é€“ăˆă«è‹Šă—ă‚€
ă†ăˆă«ăă‚‹ă—ă‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #73041
1

to suffer from hunger

Examples
ćœŒă‚‰ăŻé€“ăˆă«è‹Šă—ă‚“ă§ă„ă‚‹ă€‚
They are suffering from hunger.
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