JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 飢: "hungry, starve"
The kanji 飢 means "hungry, starve". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and う.える in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
う.える
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hungry, starve |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1659 of 2,501 |
Common words with 飢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 飢えるto starve; to be famished; to be hungry · to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
- 飢えhunger; starvation
- 飢餓starvation; famine; hunger
- 飢饉famine; crop failure · chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
- 飢え死に(death from) starvation; starving to death
- 血に飢えるto be bloodthirsty
- 飢餓感(feeling of) hunger
- 愛に飢えるto hunger for love; to starve for love
- 飢えに苦しむto suffer from hunger
- 大飢饉great famine; severe famine
- 飢渇hunger and thirst; starvation
- 飢民starving people
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