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飢

hungry
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingう.える
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. hungryRtK
  2. starve
  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

Radicals and components

Radical食eatComponents

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

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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