餓

starve; hungry; thirst

15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1754.

Readings

• ガ (on reading): 餓死 (がし) (death from) starvation; 飢餓 (きが) starvation
• うえる (kun reading)

Components

• 飠
• 我
• 亅 radical hook
• 戈 radical halberd
• 手 radical hand
• 食 radical eat; food

Words using 餓

• 餓死 (がし) (death from) starvation
• 飢餓 (きが) starvation
• 餓狼 (がろう) hungry wolf
• 餓死者 (がししゃ) person who has died from starvation
• 施餓鬼 (せがき) service for the benefit of suffering spirits

13 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists