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飢: hunger

hunger; starve
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Readings

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Kun
うえる

飢える(うえる) "starve"; 飢え(うえ) "hunger", 飢え死に(うえじに) "starving to death". き in 飢餓(きが) "starvation", 飢饉(ききん) "famine".

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Key words

飢えるうえるto starve; to go hungry
飢えうえhunger
飢餓きがstarvation; famine
飢饉ききんfamine
飢え死にうえじにdeath from starvation

Example sentences

Having lost their homes in the war, many people suffered from hunger.

Around the world, many children still die of starvation.

Poor harvests continued, and the village was hit by famine.

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