飢

hungry, starve

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

う.える

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1659

Vocabulary

キ

Word	Reading	Meaning
飢餓	キガ	starvation; famine; hunger
飢饉	キキン	famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
飢渇	キカツ	hunger and thirst; starvation
飢餓療法	キガリョウホウ	starvation diet; fasting cure; hunger cure; inanition treatment
飢寒	キカン	hunger and cold

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
飢え	うえ	hunger; starvation
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); to be hungry for
飢える	かつえる	to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
飢きん	ききん	famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
飢え死に	うえじに	(death from) starvation; starving to death

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