飢え死に
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 飢え死に
1
Sensitive
(death from) starvation; starving to death
Examples
そんなことをするくらいなら飢え死にしたほうがましだ。
I might as well starve as do such a thing.
Kanji in this Word
飢
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
死
6 strokes
Frequency: 229
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
death
die
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
し.ぬ
し.に-
餓
15 strokes
Frequency: 1754
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
starve
hungry
thirst
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う.える
饑
20 strokes
Meanings
hunger
thirst
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う.える
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