餓

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

starve, hungry, thirst

Kun'yomi
  • うえる
    		to starve ②to be starved of (e.g. love)
On'yomi
  • ガ

Main Radical

食(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ガ 96.2%
うえる 3.8%

Character Breakdown

starve, hungry, thirst
ガ　う.える (8th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
ego, I, selfish
わが-　われ　わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

き
飢
が
餓
starvation
が
餓
し
死
(death from) starvation
が
餓
ろう
狼
hungry wolf
が
餓
し
死
すん
寸
ぜん
前
being on the verge of starvation
が
餓
き
鬼
どう
道
hungry ghost (preta) realm
き
飢
が
餓
かん
感
(feeling of) hunger
き
飢
が
餓
りょう
療
ほう
法
starvation diet
せ
施
が
餓
き
鬼
service for the benefit of suffering spirits
かわ
川
せ
施
が
餓
き
鬼
Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river
き
飢
が
餓
せん
線
じょう
上
　
に
on the verge of starvation
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References

Unicode hex code 9913
JIS X 0208 1-18-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5171
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6697
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1734
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1476
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1580
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44168P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1058
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1303
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1382
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1908
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1816
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1347
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1908
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1488
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8b7.1
Four corner code 8375.0
De Roo Code 2859