Definition of 飢え (うえ)

う

飢え

うえ

ue

Common word

noun

•

hunger, starvation

Related Kanji

飢	hungry, starve
餓	starve, hungry, thirst
饑	hunger, thirst

Example sentences(showing 19 results)

う

し

こども

おお

Many children die of starvation in Africa

う

くる

ひとびと

、

そうきゅう

えんじょ

ひつよう

Those who are suffering from hunger in Africa need urgent help

かのじょ

う

ぬす

She was driven to stealing by hunger

くに

ひとびと

う

くる

People in that country are pressed by hunger

う

くる

こども

こと

おも

むね

My heart aches for the starving children in Africa

せかい

う

くる

ひとびと

い

Some people in the world suffer from hunger

にんげん

こうどう

かた

、

う

おそ

もっと

きょうりょく

Hunger is perhaps the strongest of all human drives

くに

じつ

おお

ひと

う

し

So many people are starving to death in the country

ひなんみん

う

たたか

The refugees struggled against hunger

ひなんみん

たち

う

たたか

The refugees struggled against hunger

う

さいだい

しゃかいてき

ふこう

Hunger is one of the strongest griefs

なんぜん

ひと

う

し

Thousands of people died of hunger

う

まえ

ほうりつ

Hunger knows no law

にほん

せんちゅう

、

う

たたか

あく

い

We can say that Japan was fighting a constant battle against hunger during the war

ろうどうしゃ

おお

う

し

Many of the workers died of hunger

なんぜん

じん

う

くる

じだい

Thousands of Americans have a hard time keeping the wolf from the door

かれ

う

み

た

A piece of bread was not enough to satisfy his hunger

ひろう

う

かれ

めまい

かん

What with fatigue and hunger, he was faint

う

かれ

つみおか

Hunger impelled him to crime