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KANJI
餓
starve
hungry, famished
Kun'yomi
うu
On'yomi
がga
Example sentences
彼かれは新あらたな知識ちしきに餓うえており、毎晩まいばん遅おそくまで書物しょもつを読よんでいた。
He was hungry for new knowledge, reading books late into the night every evening.
世界せかい中じゅうで飢餓きがに苦くるしむ人々ひとびとを救すくうため、多おおくの支援しえん活動かつどうが行おこなわれている。
Many support activities are being carried out to save people suffering from starvation around the world.
戦争せんそう中ちゅうは食料しょくりょうが不足ふそくし、多おおくの人々ひとびとが餓死がししたと記録きろくされている。
During the war, food was scarce, and it is recorded that many people starved to death.

Practice exercises

1
餓
Answer
starvehunger
2
餓
Answer
がう
3
飢き餓
starvation; hunger
Answer
きが
4
餓死し
starvation; death by starvation
Answer
がし
5
餓狼ろう
hungry wolf; ravenous wolf
Answer
がろう
6
餓鬼き
brat; hungry ghost; imp
Answer
がき