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(intransitive) To be in need of food. / (figuratively, intransitive, usually with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn. / (archaic, transitive) To make hungry; to famish.

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hunger

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Source Word

hunger

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈhʌŋɡə/

Verb

intransitive figuratively usually with 'for' or 'after' archaic transitive

(intransitive) To be in need of food. / (figuratively, intransitive, usually with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn. / (archaic, transitive) To make hungry; to famish.

Japanese Meaning

1. 空腹である、飢える（必要な食物が不足している状態） / 2. （比喩的に）切望する、強く望む / 3. （古風な用法、他動詞として）～を飢えさせる、～に飢餓を感じさせる