うえじに
Uejini
Other forms: 餓え死に、飢死に、飢え死、飢死、饑死
Also read: かつえじに
飢え死に (Uejini) is a Japanese noun meaning “(death from) starvation, starving to death”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(death from) starvation; starving to death
Examples
盗みをするよりも飢え死にした方がましだ。
I would rather starve than steal.
飢え死にするくらいなら、溺れ死んだほうがましだ。
I might as well drown as starve.
そんなことをするくらいなら飢え死にしたほうがましだ。
I might as well starve as do such a thing.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).