Word Meaning 飢えに苦しむ

うえにくるしむ uenikurushimu

飢えに苦しむ is read as うえにくるしむ (uenikurushimu) and means to suffer from hunger.

Meaning

English

  1. to suffer from hunger

Reading

Kana

うえにくるしむ

Romaji

uenikurushimu

Writing Variants

  • 餓えに苦しむ うえにくるしむ uenikurushimu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 133796 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飢える

うえる

to be starved of (e.g. love)

飢え死に

うえじに

(death from) starvation

飢餓

きが

starvation

飢え

うえ

hunger

飢民

きみん

starving people

飢饉

ききん

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

苦しむ

くるしむ

to suffer

理解に苦しむ

りかいにくるしむ

to be unable to understand

借金で苦しむ

しゃっきんでくるしむ

to be distressed with debts

堅苦しい

かたくるしい

formal

苦肉の策

くにくのさく

last resort