Vocab Info

N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()えるto starve, to thirst, to be hungry

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to starve, to be famished, to be hungry

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for

    All Forms

    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】

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    Examples

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      食糧難(しょくりょうなん)大勢(おおぜい)(ひと)()ています。

      Many people are starving due to food shortage. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}

      • N2

      両親(りょうしん)(あい)されなかった(かれ)は、(あい)()ている。

      He, who was not loved by his parents, is starving for love. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}

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      刺激(しげき)()ている(いもうと)はギャンブルにハマってしまいました。

      My sister, who is starved for stimulation, ended up getting hooked on gambling. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}

      • N2

      ()()ているライオンはもとより、普通(ふつう)のライオンに(ちか)づくのも危険(きけん)だ。

      Approaching a lion that is hungry for blood is dangerous, let alone a regular lion. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}

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      当時(とうじ)証言(しょうげん)をもとに戦争(せんそう)()()えていた(ひと)たちの悲惨(ひさん)姿(すがた)映像(えいぞう)()されました。

      Based on the testimonies from that time, the miserable conditions of the people who were starving during the war were visualized into footage. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}

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