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KANJI
飢
hunger
starve
Kun'yomi
うu
On'yomi
きki
Example sentences
彼かれは常つねに知ち識しきに飢うえており、どんな本ほんでも貪どん欲よくに読よんでいた。
He was always starving for knowledge, greedily reading any book.
世せ界かい各かく地ちで頻ひん発ぱつする紛ふん争そうは、多おおくの地ち域いきで深しん刻こくな飢き餓が問もん題だいを引ひき起おこしている。
Conflicts occurring frequently in various parts of the world are causing serious starvation problems in many regions.
歴れき史しを振ふり返かえると、異い常じょう気き象しょうによる飢き饉きんが社しゃ会かいに甚じん大だいな影えい響きょうを与あたえてきたことがわかる。
Looking back at history, it becomes clear that famines caused by unusual weather have had a profound impact on society.

Practice exercises

1
飢
Answer
hungerstarvation
2
飢
Answer
うき
3
飢饉きん
famine
Answer
ききん
4
飢死し
death by starvation
Answer
がし
5
飢渇かつ
hunger and thirst; destitution
Answer
きかつ
6
飢狼ろう
hungry wolf
Answer
きろう