飢

hungry

JLPT N1 10 strokes

Kun'yomi: う.える
On'yomi: キ
Radical: 食 · food (eat, food)

飢 means "hungry". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read う.える in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

飢 in example sentences

避難民ひなんみんたちは飢うえと闘たたかった。

Hinanmintachi wa ue to tatakatta.

The refugees struggled against hunger.
労働者ろうどうしゃの多おおくは飢うえで死しんだ。

Roudousha no ooku wa ue de shin da.

Many of the workers died of hunger.
彼女かのじょは飢うえのため盗ぬすみを働はたらいた。

Kanojo wa ue no tame nusumi o hataraita.

She was driven to stealing by hunger.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 飢

飢饉 famine

More 食 (food) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 飢 mean?: 飢 means "hungry". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 飢 have?: 飢 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 飢 read?: It is read う.える in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 飢?: 飢 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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