Word
飢える
うえる
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Ichidan verb · Intransitive
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
- Ichidan verb · Intransitive
to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
In Spanish
pasar hambre; estar hambriento
- Other forms
- 餓える、饑える
- Other readings
- かつえる
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は飢えた者に食を与えた。
He furnished food to the hungry.
Tatoeba #108542(opens in a new tab)世界では多くの人が飢えている。
A lot of people are starving in the world.
Tatoeba #143457(opens in a new tab)