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飢え
餓え
饑え
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
うえ
ue
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
hunger, starvation
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Kanjis
飢 ON: キ KUN: う.える
hungry, starve

Stroke: 10 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-8-2 FC: 8771.1


餓 ON: ガ KUN: う.える
starve, hungry, thirst

Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-8-7 FC: 8375.5


饑 ON: キ KUN: う.える
hunger, thirst

Stroke: 21 SKIP: 1-9-12 FC: 8275.5


Phrases
何千という人が飢えで死んだ。
Parts: 何千 (なんぜん) と言う (という) 人 (ひと) 飢え (うえ) 死ぬ (しぬ)
Thousands of people died of hunger.