Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to starve, to be famished, to be hungry.
  2. to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
飢える うえる
 
 
飢える かつえる
 
 
餓える うえる
 
 
餓える かつえる
 
 
饑える うえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hungry, starve
う.える キ (9th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)