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飢 means 'starving'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1922   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-35    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 21 words   Used in 1 name   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キ
Kun
   うえる to starve, to be hungry
Variants
饥 (Chinese)  
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Learn to talk about literal hunger, saying things such as “A slice of bread was not enough to satisfy his hunger” and “I would rather starve to death than steal.” Also find out how to speak of it figuratively, as with “a hunger for adventure” and “starving for conversation.” Encounter a saying about a starving dog’s mentality, and see how the Japanese talk about bloodthirsty beings.
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Components
⿰  飠 (食) eat; food  几 table  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 飢 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 飢 is used 19 times, read 2 ways.
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キ : 13 words FIND ALL
き が 1
noun
starvation; famine; hunger
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うえる : 6 words FIND ALL
う え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to starve; to thirst; to be hungry
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An additional 2 less common words include 飢 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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飢
キ   starving   うえる to starve, to be hungry   
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飠
eat; food
几
キ    table   
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