This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガ、う.える
Romaji: ga, u.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

starve, hungry, thirst

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  184
Frequency:  1754
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-7
Korean Reading:  a
Chinese Reading:  e4
Unicode:  9913
JIS:  326E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1734
Nelson Index: 5171
New Nelson Index: 6697
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8b7.1
Four Corner Index: 8375.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1058
Gakken Index: 1948
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44168P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0403
Remembering the kanji Index: 1476
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1908
Kodansha Compact Index: 1908
Kanji in Context Index: 1347
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1141
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1546
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1488
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1586
Essential Kanji Index: 1580
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2176
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2859
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1816

Words

餓狼 (がろう)
hungry wolf
餓死 (がし、がしん)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
ガキ大将 (ガキたいしょう、がきだいしょう)
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
川施餓鬼 (かわせがき)
Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river
飢餓療法 (きがりょうほう)
inaniation treatment; starvation therapy
飢餓 (きが)
starvation; famine; hunger
餓鬼 (がき、ガキ)
brat; kids; urchin; little devil; preta; hungry ghost; ghoul
飢える (うえる、かつえる)
to starve; to thirst; to be hungry
施餓鬼 (せがき)
service for the benefit of suffering spirits
飢餓感 (きがかん)
(feeling of) hunger
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