Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending

    to suffer from hunger

    彼らは餓えに苦しんでいる。
    They are suffering from hunger.

Also written 餓えに苦しむ【うえにくるしむ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hungry, starve

Kun
う.える
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1659 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-8-2SKIP code
8b2.1The Kanji Dictionary
8771.0Four corner code
2857deroo
98e2Unicode hex code
1-21-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5155Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6675New Nelson (John Haig)
1668New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2101Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1093Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1490Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1475Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1585Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1947A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1717Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44023PMorohashi
1127A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1304Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1383Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1903Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1404Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1346Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1902Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1487Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji1Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level