Word

飢える

うえる
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to starve; to be famished; to be hungry

  2. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

In Spanish

  1. pasar hambre; estar hambriento

Other forms
餓える、饑える
Other readings
かつえる

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

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