飢え
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 飢え
1
hunger; starvation
Examples
何千という人が飢えで死んだ。
Thousands of people died of hunger.
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
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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