う
飢
 
え
 
る

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to starve, to be famished, to be hungry.
  2. to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
う
飢
 
え
 
る
飢える うえる ✔
かつ
飢
 
え
 
る
飢える かつえる
う
餓
 
え
 
る
餓える うえる
かつ
餓
 
え
 
る
餓える かつえる
う
饑
 
え
 
る
饑える うえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hungry, starve
う.える キ (Early High School, 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 ニチ にっ (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)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)