# 飢 — Starve

Frequency rank 1957 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 眩 (Dazzling), less common than 斗 (Ladle).

- On’yomi: き
- Kun’yomi: う
- Radical: 食 Eat (Kangxi 184)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

Eat on the left but only a stool on the right — wanting to eat but finding only an empty stool means you starve.

In words:

- 飢える うえる — to starve
- 飢饉 ききん — famine

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