飢える
N2うえる
餓える饑える
[ueru]
Meanings
1.IchidanIntransitive
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
2.IchidanIntransitive
to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
Examples
戦時中は多くの人が飢えた。
During the war, many people starved.
彼女は褒め言葉に飢えているようだ。
She seems to be starving for praise.
干ばつで作物が育たず、村人たちは飢えに苦しんだ。
Due to the drought, crops failed to grow, and the villagers suffered from starvation.