Vocabulary What does 飢え (うえ, ue) mean? 飢え (うえ, ue) means hunger; starvation. Quick factsReadingうえRomajiuePart of speechnoun 飢えうえuehunger; starvation1noun hunger; starvationAlso written: 餓え、饑えKanji in this word飢hunger, starvation