飢える【うえる】
Frequency rank: 6,944. – 6,952.
- to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
- to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 飢える【うえる】【かつえる】Frequency rank: 6,944. – 6,952.
- 餓える【うえる】【かつえる】Frequency rank: 41,056. – 41,671.
- 饑える【うえる】
- うえる
- かつえる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
- to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
This meaning describes a physical state of hunger, often as a result of lack of food. It can refer to the feeling of extreme hunger or the condition of not having enough to eat.
This meaning conveys a metaphorical sense of lacking something important, such as emotional nourishment or intellectual stimulation. It can apply to desires or needs beyond just physical hunger.
He feels starved of love.
Generated collocations (experimental)
うえ飢えをしのぐto stave off hungerあいにうえる愛に飢えるto be starved for loveちしき知識にうえる飢えるto be thirsty for knowledgeうえじに飢え死にするto die of starvationたべもの食べ物にうえる飢えるto be hungry for foodうえた飢えたこどもたち子供たちstarving childrenこころ心のうえ飢えspiritual hungerうえ飢えによるえいきょう影響effects of starvationたえまない絶え間ないうえ飢えconstant hungerうえ飢えとたたかう闘うto fight against hunger
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I know how Piggy feels. He starves without missing a meal.
It is sad that so few people give money to help the hungry.
I gasped with surprise at the horrible picture of the starving people.
I'd been on my own all week and was starving for conversation.
He didn't like to ask for help even if he was starving.