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飢餓

飢餓

See also: 饥饿

Chinese

hungry to be hungry; hungry
trad. (飢餓) 飢 餓
simp. (饥饿) 饥 饿

Noun

飢餓

  1. hunger; starvation

Derived terms

Adjective

飢餓

  1. (formal) hungry; starving

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
飢 餓
き
Grade: S 		が
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

飢餓 ‎(hiragana きが, romaji kiga)

  1. starvation
    • 1948, 豊島与志雄, 花ふぶき:
      空腹 (くうふく)どころではなく、全 (まった)く飢餓 (きが)だった。
      Kūfuku dokoro de wa naku, mattaku kiga datta.
      It was not any mere hunger, it was absolute starvation.

Korean

Hanja in this term
飢 餓

Noun

飢餓 • ‎(gia) ‎(hangeul 기아)

  1. Hanja form? of 기아, “hunger, starvation”.

Pronunciation

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