Jisho

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Words — 6 found

Noun
1. hunger; starvation​
Wikipedia definition
2. Hunger​Hunger is the physical sensation of desiring food.
Other forms
餓え 【うえ】、饑え 【うえ】
Notes
饑え: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to starve; to be famished; to be hungry​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for​
Other forms
餓える 【うえる】、饑える 【うえる】、飢える 【かつえる】、餓える 【かつえる】
Notes
饑える: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. (death from) starvation; starving to death​Sensitive, See also 餓死 がし
Other forms
飢え死に 【かつえじに】、餓え死に 【うえじに】、餓え死に 【かつえじに】、飢死に 【うえじに】、飢死に 【かつえじに】、飢え死 【うえじに】、飢え死 【かつえじに】、飢死 【うえじに】、飢死 【かつえじに】、饑死 【うえじに】、饑死 【かつえじに】
Notes
飢え死: Irregular okurigana usage. 飢え死: Irregular okurigana usage. 飢死: Irregular okurigana usage. 飢死: Irregular okurigana usage. 饑死: Irregular okurigana usage. 饑死: Irregular okurigana usage.
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うくる 飢えに苦しむ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. to suffer from hunger​
Other forms
餓えに苦しむ 【うえにくるしむ】
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ういぬぼうおそ 飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. a starved dog does not fear the rod​Proverb
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Kanji — 1 found

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10 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
飢
hungry, starve
Kun: う.える
On: キ
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Sentences — 45 found

  • jreibun/727/1
    • う飢えた
    • ライオンが
    • えもの獲物
    • のシマウマを
    • おそ襲い
    • 、その
    • にく肉
    • を
    • こ子ライオン
    • たちと
    • わけあ分け合う
    • シーンは、
    • しぜんかい自然界
    • の摂理を感じさせ、ドキュメンタリー番組の
    • なか中
    • で一番印象に残るシーンだった。
    The scene where the hungry lion attacked its prey, a zebra, and shared its meat with its cubs was the most memorable scene in the documentary program, reminding us of the providence of the natural world. — Jreibun
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