飢
キ
う.える
hungry; starve
Words
飢饉
ききん
- famine; crop failure n
- chronic shortage (e.g. of water) n
飢える
うえる かつえる
- to starve; to be famished; to be hungry v1 vi
- to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for v1 vi
飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず
うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず
- a starved dog does not fear the rod exp proverb
飢え死に
うえじに かつえじに
- (death from) starvation; starving to death n vs sens
飢餓線上に
きがせんじょうに
- on the verge of starvation; at the point of starving adv