Vocab Info

N2 る-verb, Intransitive verb

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

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to starve, to be famished, to be hungry

    2. る-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.

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      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.

      • N2

      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 starving for stimulation, ended up getting hooked on gambling.

      • 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.

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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.

      • N2
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