| Kanji | 飢える |
| Reading | うえる |
| Romaji | ueru |
| Meaning | to starve; to hunger for |
| Part of Speech | verb |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N1 |
戦時中、多くの人が飢えた。
Senjichuu, ooku no hito ga ueta.
During wartime, many people starved.
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飢える (うえる, ueru) means "to starve; to hunger for" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word.
飢える is pronounced "ueru" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is うえる.
飢える is a JLPT N1 word. JLPT N1 is the advanced level with ~10,000+ words.