noun
feeling of hunger; hunger sensation
Refers to the subjective physical sensation of hunger, often used in medical, nutritional, or everyday contexts.
ダイエット中は飢餓感と戦わなければならない。
When dieting, you have to fight the feeling of hunger.
この薬は飢餓感を抑える効果がある。
This medicine has the effect of suppressing hunger sensations.
飢餓 refers to starvation or famine as a condition, whereas 飢餓感 is specifically the feeling of hunger.
Compound of 飢餓 (starvation, hunger) and 感 (feeling, sensation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for expressing bodily sensations.