Hungry in Japanese

"hungry" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

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3 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "hungry". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

hungry, starve

Reading: ki

10 strokes · mysterious, nature

Where it comes from

Composed of food and table. Little food.

What it carries

Starvation, hunger, shortage. Represents lack of food.

Related kanji for "hungry"

hungry

ga · mysterious, nature

Composed of food and self. Self without food.

get hungry(also: dwindle, decrease, reduce)

gen

Composed of water and all. Water decreasing.

The most common kanji for "hungry" is 飢, read as ki. It means hungry, starve. Related kanji: 餓 (hungry), 減 (get hungry).

飢 has 10 strokes.