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飢え死に (うえじに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
starvation ; starving to death
sensitive
Refers to death caused by lack of food. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (飢え死にする). The topic is sensitive; often used in serious or historical contexts. Compare with 餓死 (がし), which is more formal and often used in statistics or reports.
See also: 餓死 (がし)
Support is needed to prevent starvation.
Written forms 飢え死に Usage 81% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
飢死 Usage 8% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
irregular okurigana
飢え死 Usage 6% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
irregular okurigana
餓え死に Usage 4% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
飢死に Usage 1% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
饑死
irregular okurigana
かつえじに
Similar words 餓が 死し 餓死 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese compound often used in official contexts, statistics, or news reports. 飢え死に is a native Japanese word that feels more direct and emotional.
Etymology Compound of 飢え (ue, 'hunger', the continuative form of 飢える) + 死に (shini, 'dying', the continuative form of 死ぬ). Literally 'hunger-dying'.
hunger, thirst
