Vocab Info
N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
飢えるto starve, to thirst, to be hungry
Dictionary Definition
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
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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食糧難で大勢の人が飢えています。
Many people are starving due to food shortage. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}
両親に愛されなかった彼は、愛に飢えている。
He, who was not loved by his parents, is starving for love. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}
刺激に飢えている妹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}
血に飢えているライオンはもとより、普通のライオンに近づくのも危険だ。
Approaching a lion that is hungry for blood is dangerous, let alone a regular lion. {to starve, to thirst, to be hungry}
当時の証言をもとに戦争下で飢えていた人たちの悲惨な姿が映像化されました。
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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