# 飢 — starve; hungry

飢 means “starve; hungry”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). Kun'yomi: う(える) (ueru). You'll see it in words such as 飢える (ueru, “to starve; to be famished”).

- Meaning: starve; hungry
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: う(える) (ueru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 飢

Parts: 食 eat; food · 几 sail

## Words with 飢

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 飢える | うえる (ueru) | to starve; to be famished |
| 飢え | うえ (ue) | hunger; starvation |

## 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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