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Kanji 飢: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 飢: hungry, starve

Key takeaways

Kanji 飢: hungry, starve. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

hungrystarve

On reading

Kun reading

う.える

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 飢

hungry, starve

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

飠 + 几

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a table (几) with no food (飠) on it. This kanji represents the state of being hungry or a famine, where there is a severe lack of food to eat.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 飢饉ききん

    famine / food shortage

Kun reading

う.える
  • 飢えるうえる

    to starve / be hungry

Commonly used words

  • 飢饉
    ききん

    famine / food shortage

  • 飢える
    うえる

    to starve / be hungry

Example sentences

Example 1

子どもたちがえている。

Translation

The children are starving.

Example 2

愛にえている人もいる。

Translation

Some people are starved for love.

Example 3

その村は饉で多くの人が困った。

Translation

Many people in that village suffered from famine.

Example 4

饉のため、食べ物が足りない。

Translation

Because of the famine, there isn't enough food.

Kanji 飢: hungry, starve | Daily Nihongo