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N1N2Kanji
餓
starve, famished
Readings
- On
- ガ
- Kun
- う(える)
Examples
飢餓（きが）、餓死（がし）
famine, starvation death
Note
On-reading (ガ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (う(える)) is used standalone or with okurigana. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
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