餓
Starve, Hungry JLPT N1
15 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1754
Meaning
Starve, Hungry, Thirst
Readings
On’yomiガ ga
Kun’yomiう.える ueru
Radical
Components
- 飠 (radical)
- 我 — Ego
Example sentences
- 彼は餓えたものに食物を供給した。He furnished the hungry with food.
- 我々は飢餓を免れようとしている。We are trying to keep the wolf from the door.
- その戦争中に多くの人が餓死した。A lot of people starved during that war.
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