Definition of 飢え (うえ)

飢え

うえ

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noun
hunger, starvation
Other readings:
餓え【うえ】
饑え【うえ】
Related Kanji
hungry, starve
starve, hungry, thirst
hunger, thirst
Example sentences(showing 19 results)

Many children die of starvation in Africa

ひとびと
人々
そうきゅ
早急な
えんじょ
援助
ひつよう
必要
Those who are suffering from hunger in Africa need urgent help

She was driven to stealing by hunger

People in that country are pressed by hunger

My heart aches for the starving children in Africa

かい
世界
くる
苦しむ
ひとびと
人々
Some people in the world suffer from hunger

にんげん
人間
こうどう
行動
おそ
恐らく
もっ
最も
きょうりょく
強力
Hunger is perhaps the strongest of all human drives

So many people are starving to death in the country

なんみん
避難民
たた
闘った
The refugees struggled against hunger

なんみん
避難民
たち
たた
戦った
The refugees struggled against hunger

さいだい
最大
しゃかいてき
社会的
こう
不幸
Hunger is one of the strongest griefs

なんぜん
何千
ひと
Thousands of people died of hunger

まえ
ほうりつ
法律
Hunger knows no law

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

ろうどうしゃ
労働者
おお
多く
Many of the workers died of hunger

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

A piece of bread was not enough to satisfy his hunger

ろう
疲労
かれ
まい
目眩
かん
感じた
What with fatigue and hunger, he was faint

Hunger impelled him to crime