Japanese

える

うえる
Meaning: to starve; to be hungry; to thirst for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飢える 飢えない
Polite 飢えます 飢えません
Past 飢えた 飢えなかった
Polite + Past 飢えました 飢えませんでした
Te-form 飢えて 飢えなくて
Potential 飢えられる 飢えられない
Passive 飢えられる 飢えられない
Causative 飢えさせる 飢えさせない
Imperative 飢えろ 飢えるな

Handwriting

飢
え
る

Example

He had been starving for his parents' affection since he was a child.

Usage Notes

Meaning can be literal (starving for food) or metaphorical (starving for love, knowledge, etc.).

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