飢える
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
2. to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
Other spellings
餓える
Other readings
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
うえる
Examples21
彼
He furnished food to the hungry.
世界
A lot of people are starving in the world.
その
The boy has a hunger for adventure.
飢えた
To provide food for the hungry.
アフリカ
A lot of people in Africa go hungry.
その
At that time, the whole world was hungry.