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飢

Level XV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1957 / 2,608

Starve

On’yomi
き
Kun’yomi
う
Radical
食 Eat (Kangxi 184)

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

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

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 starveN2
飢饉 ききん famineN2

飢 is rank 1957 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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