餓死

がし

(death from) starvation; starving to death

What does 餓死 mean?

餓死 is a Japanese noun meaning (death from) starvation; starving to death in English. It is written as 餓死 in kanji, がし in hiragana, and gashi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

餓死するくらいなら溺死したほうがましだ。

I might as well drown as starve.