漢字道KANJIDO

20 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)20 strokesRadical
On
キン
Kun
う.える
Meaning
famine

Origin

ORIGIN

Food 食 with 堇 as phonetic: crops fail and food runs out.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 飢饉ききん

    a famine

  • 饉えるうえる

    to starve

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

飢饉に備えて蓄える。

They store food against famine.

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