Word details

飢え

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

Dictionary

Entry

飢え餓えうえ饑えNounFreq #15341
1

hunger; starvation

Examples
何千という人が飢えで死んだ。
Thousands of people died of hunger.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

飢

hungry, starve

10 strokesFrequency 1,659JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キ

Kun

う.える
餓

starve, hungry, thirst

15 strokesFrequency 1,754JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ガ

Kun

う.える
饑

hunger, thirst

20 strokes

On

キ

Kun

う.える

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