# 餓 — starvation

餓 means “starvation”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ガ (ga). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: starvation
- On'yomi: ガ (ga)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 餓

Sounds like 我: both read ガ.

Parts: 食 eat; food · 我 ego

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[飢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starve/) · [餓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starvation/) · [釜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/iron-pot/) · [炊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cook-rice/) · [摂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/absorb/) · [飽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-full/) · [漬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pickle/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starvation/. Last updated 2026-11-01.