Word details

飢える

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 飢える.

Dictionary

Entry

飢える餓えるつえ (飢える/餓える)饑えるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #6719
1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry

Examples
彼は飢えた者に食を与えた。
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hungry, starve

10 strokesFrequency 1,659JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

う.える

starve, hungry, thirst

15 strokesFrequency 1,754JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

う.える

hunger, thirst

20 strokes

On

Kun

う.える

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