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Meanings

hunger
thirst

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ†.ใˆใ‚‹

Common Words

้ฃขใˆใ‚‹
้ค“ใˆใ‚‹
ใ†ใˆใ‚‹
ใ‹ใคใˆใ‚‹ (้ฃขใˆใ‚‹๏ผ้ค“ใˆใ‚‹)
้ฅ‘ใˆใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6719
1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้ฃขใˆใŸ่€…ใซ้ฃŸใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใ€‚
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

้ฃขใˆ
้ค“ใˆ
ใ†ใˆ
้ฅ‘ใˆ
Noun
Freq #15341
1

hunger; starvation

Examples
ไฝ•ๅƒใจใ„ใ†ไบบใŒ้ฃขใˆใงๆญปใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
Thousands of people died of hunger.
้ฃข้ค“
ใใŒ
้ฅ‘้ค“
Noun
Freq #25144
1

starvation; famine; hunger

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅ›ฝใงใฏ้ฃข้ค“ใŒๆ™ฎ้€šใฎใ“ใจใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
In these countries hunger is the rule.
้ฃข้ฅ‰
้ฃขใใ‚“
ใใใ‚“
้ฅ‘้ฅ‰
Noun
Freq #28667
1

famine; crop failure

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅ›ฝใฏใ—ใฐใ—ใฐ้ฃข้ฅ‰ใซ่ฅฒใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
These countries were often visited with famine.
2

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

้ฃขใˆๆญปใซ
้ค“ใˆๆญปใซ
้ฃขๆญปใซ
ใ†ใˆใ˜ใซ
ใ‹ใคใˆใ˜ใซ
้ฃขใˆๆญป
้ฃขๆญป
้ฅ‘ๆญป
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #29538
1

Sensitive

(death from) starvation; starving to death

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใใ‚‰ใ„ใชใ‚‰้ฃขใˆๆญปใซใ—ใŸใปใ†ใŒใพใ—ใ ใ€‚
I might as well starve as do such a thing.
ใฒใ ใ‚‹ใ„
้ฅ‘ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #88217
1

Formal or literary term

hungry

Examples
ใฒใ ใ‚‹ใ„ๆ™‚ใซใพใšใ„็‰ฉใชใ—ใ€‚
Hunger is the best sauce.
้ฃขๆธ‡
้ฅ‘ๆธ‡
ใใ‹ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #94876
1

hunger and thirst; starvation

้ฃขๅฏ’
้ฅ‘ๅฏ’
ใใ‹ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #185932
1

hunger and cold

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