飢える (Ueru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to starve, to be famished, to be hungry, to be starved of (e.g. love)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto starve; to be famished; to be hungry
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
Examples
彼は親切に飢えている。
He has a hunger for kindness after fame.
彼は愛情に飢えていた。
He felt hungry for affection.
彼は飢えた者に食を与えた。
He furnished food to the hungry.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).