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飢

hungry
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingう.える
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. hungryRtK
    彼は親切に飢えている。He has a hunger for kindness after fame.tatoeba
    - 旱魃・飢饉が起こる。Drought and famine took place.wiki
  2. starve
    豚の気持ちがよく解る、食いっぱぐれはないが飢えている。I know how Piggy feels. He starves without missing a meal.tatoeba
  1. to starve
  2. to be famished
  3. to be hungry
  4. to be starved of (e.g. love)
  5. to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge)

Popular Usage

飢饉飢える

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eat · food · umbrella · good · halo · drop (丶) · silver (金) · wind (風)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1585

Compound words

飢饉ききん
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
飢えるうえる
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge)
飢えうえ
hunger; starvation
飢餓きが
starvation; famine; hunger
飢え死にうえじに
(death from) starvation; starving to death
飢渇きかつ
hunger and thirst
飢寒きかん
hunger and cold
飢きんききん
famine
水飢饉みずききん
drought
大飢饉だいききん
great famine
飢餓療法きがりょうほう
starvation diet
豊作飢饉ほうさくききん
impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest
愛に飢えるあいにうえる
to hunger for love
享保の飢饉きょうほうのききん
Kyōhō famine (1732)
天保の飢饉てんぽうのききん
Tenpō famine (1833-1836)
天明の飢饉てんめいのききん
Tenmei famine (1782-1787)
天保の大飢饉てんぽうのだいききん
Great Tempo Famine

Additional Examples

彼は愛情に飢えていた。
He felt hungry for affection.tatoeba
- 旱魃・飢饉が起こる。
Drought and famine took place.wiki
また、飢饉や災害が相次いだ。
Furthermore, famine and disasters occurred one after another.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 飢

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