Onyomi: キ · Kunyomi: う.える · Meanings: hungry, starve
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 飢饉 | ききん | famine, crop failure | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 飢える | うえる | to starve, to be famished, to be hungry | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 飢え | うえ | hunger, starvation | common Noun |
| 飢餓 | きが | starvation, famine, hunger | common Noun |
| 飢え死に | うえじに | (death from) starvation, starving to death | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 飢えに苦しむ | うえにくるしむ | to suffer from hunger | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending |
| 飢餓療法 | きがりょうほう | starvation diet, fasting cure, hunger cure, inanition treatment | Noun |
| 飢寒 | きかん | hunger and cold | Noun |
| 飢餓線上に | きがせんじょうに | on the verge of starvation, at the point of starving | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 飢凍 | きとう | starving and freezing to death | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 飢民 | きみん | starving people | Noun |
| 飢渇 | きかつ | hunger and thirst, starvation | Noun, Suru verb |
| 飢餓感 | きがかん | (feeling of) hunger | Noun |
| 飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず | うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず | a starved dog does not fear the rod | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 飢え凍える | うえこごえる | to starve and freeze to death | Ichidan verb |
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