What does kanji 飢 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 飢 is hungry.

How is kanji 飢 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 飢 are う.える; the onyomi readings are キ.

What is the main radical of kanji 飢?

The main radical for kanji 飢 is 食.

What words use kanji 飢?

Example words that use kanji 飢 include 飢える, 飢餓, 飢え死に, 飢饉.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

飢

Meaning

Kanji 飢

hungry

hungry, starve

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: う.える
Onyomi 音読み: キ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1659
Strokes: 10
Radical: 食
Components: 几 • 食
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 21 common entries

Showing 21 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

飢える

うえる

to be starved of (e.g. love)

飢餓

きが

starvation

飢え死に

うえじに

(death from) starvation

飢饉

ききん

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

飢え

うえ

hunger

飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず

うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず

a starved dog does not fear the rod

飢えに苦しむ

うえにくるしむ

to suffer from hunger

飢え凍える

うえこごえる

to starve and freeze to death

飢餓感

きがかん

(feeling of) hunger

飢餓線上に

きがせんじょうに

on the verge of starvation

飢餓療法

きがりょうほう

starvation diet

飢渇

きかつ

hunger and thirst

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は空腹で飢えていた。

He was starving from hunger.

戦時中、多くの人が飢えに苦しんだ。

During the war, many people suffered from hunger.

飢えた子どもたちに食べ物を配った。

Food was distributed to hungry children.

彼は成功に飢えている。

He is hungry for success.

長い干ばつで村は飢えた。

The village starved because of the long drought.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

飢餓の悪魔 Famine Devil