Meaning
飢餓 (きが, kiga) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “hunger; starvation”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 10
世界の多くの人々は飢餓に苦しんでいます
A lot of people in the world suffer from hunger.
彼らは飢餓線上をさまよった.
They were on the verge of starvation.
我々は飢餓を免れようとしている。
We are trying to keep the wolf from the door.
これらの国では飢餓が普通のことである。
In these countries hunger is the rule.
テレビの視聴者は飢餓の光景に慄然とした.
TV viewers were horrified by the scenes of famine.
戦争は歴史上ずっと飢餓を引き起こしてきた。
War has produced famine throughout history.
彼らは絶えず飢餓におびえながら生きている.
They live in continual fear of starvation.
彼は飢餓に苦しむ子供達を見て涙を誘われた.
He was moved to tears when he saw small children suffering from hunger.
人類が飢餓から解放されるのは、まだ先のことだ。
The time when mankind is free from hunger is yet to come.
さらに長く続いた生類憐れみの令のために、鳥も獣も人を恐れることがないから、飢餓で彷徨する人は息のあるうちにさえカラスやトビに襲われ、倒れれば野犬の餌食となったという。
Furthermore, because the Edicts on Compassion for Living Things had continued for so long, birds and beasts did not fear humans, so people wandering in starvation were attacked by crows and kites while still alive, and when they collapsed they became prey for wild dogs.