JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 餓: "starve, hungry, thirst"
The kanji 餓 means "starve, hungry, thirst". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ガ 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)
ガ
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 | starve, hungry, thirst |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1754 of 2,501 |
Common words with 餓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 餓死(death from) starvation; starving to death
- 餓鬼brat; kid; urchin; little devil · preta; hungry ghost
- 飢餓starvation; famine; hunger
- 飢餓感(feeling of) hunger
- 餓狼hungry wolf
- 餓死寸前being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
- 糞餓鬼stupid brat; son of a bitch
- 餓鬼道hungry ghost realm; preta realm
- 餓鬼んちょbrat; kid; urchin; little devil
- 餓虎starving tiger
- 施餓鬼service for the benefit of suffering spirits
- 川施餓鬼Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river
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