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餓
On'yomi
ガ
GA
Kun'yomi
う.える
ueru
starve · hungry · thirst
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Details
Strokes15
Frequency#1754
Radical食eat(9)
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Strokes15
Component Breakdown
餓=
飠我
food + 我
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of food and self. Self without food.
Symbolism
Starvation, hunger, craving. Represents lack of food.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Looking up at the starry sky
Words & Expressions
Proverbs & Idioms
餓鬼道に落ちる
がきどうにおちる
To fall into the realm of hungry ghosts
To be consumed by insatiable desires