Vocabulary
What does 飢える (うえる, ueru) mean?
飢える (うえる, ueru) means to starve, to go hungry; to hunger for.
Quick facts| Reading | うえる |
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| Romaji | ueru |
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| Part of speech | ichidan verb, intransitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonueru
to starve, to go hungry; to hunger for
- 1ichidan verb · intransitive to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
- 2ichidan verb · intransitive to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
Example sentences
彼は愛情に飢えています。
He is starved for love.
戦争で多くの人が飢えました。
Many people went hungry because of the war.
