Word Meaning 飢え死に

うえじに ueji ni

飢え死に is read as うえじに (ueji ni) and means (death from) starvation.

Meaning

English

  1. (death from) starvation
  2. starving to death

Reading

Kana

うえじに

Romaji

ueji ni

Writing Variants

  • 餓え死に うえじに ueji ni
  • 餓え死に かつえじに katsueji ni
  • 飢え死 うえじに uejini
  • 飢え死 かつえじに katsuejini
  • 飢え死に かつえじに katsueji ni
  • 飢死 うえじに uejini
  • 飢死 かつえじに katsuejini
  • 飢死に うえじに ueji ni
  • 飢死に かつえじに katsueji ni
  • 饑死 うえじに uejini
  • 饑死 かつえじに katsuejini

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 5441 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飢える

うえる

to be starved of (e.g. love)

飢餓

きが

starvation

飢え

うえ

hunger

飢饉

ききん

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

餓死

がし

(death from) starvation

死刑

しけい

death penalty

即死

そくし

instant death

致死量

ちしりょう

lethal dose

死亡率

しぼうりつ

death rate

過失致死

かしつちし

involuntary manslaughter

死傷者

ししょうしゃ

casualties

Example Sentences

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I'd rather starve than steal.

I would rather starve than steal.

I would rather starve than steal.

I would rather starve than start stealing.

I might as well drown as starve.