EntryCommonWaniKani 48
  1. Noun

    starvation; famine; hunger

    これらの国では飢餓が普通のことである。
    In these countries hunger is the rule.

Also written 饑餓【きが】

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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

starve, hungry, thirst

Kun
う.える
On
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1754 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-8-7SKIP code
8b7.1The Kanji Dictionary
8375.0Four corner code
2859deroo
9913Unicode hex code
1-18-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5171Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6697New Nelson (John Haig)
1734New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2176Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1141Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1546Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1476Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1586Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1948A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1580Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44168PMorohashi
1058A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1303Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1382Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1908Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1816Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1347Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1908Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1488Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
e4Pinyin reading
aKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level