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N1N2Kanji
飢
starve, hunger
Readings
- On
- キ
- Kun
- う(える)
Examples
飢える（うえる）、飢餓（きが）、飢饉（ききん）
to starve, famine, famine
Note
On-reading (キ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (う(える)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
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