| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 空腹 | くうふく |
Pronunciation: kuufuku
How to Say It Outloud: Koo-foo-koo
Usage: noun
Example Sentence Japanese:
空腹の時には集中できない。
空腹の時には集中できない。Example Sentence English:I can't concentrate when I'm hungry.
I can't concentrate when I'm hungry.| Hiragana |
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| おなかがすいた |
Pronunciation: onaka ga suita
How to Say It Outloud: oh-nah-kah gah soo-ee-tah
Usage: phrase
Example Sentence Japanese:おなかがすいたから、ご飯を食べに行こう。
おなかがすいたから、ご飯を食べに行こう。Example Sentence English:I'm hungry, so let's go eat.
I'm hungry, so let's go eat.| Hiragana |
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| はらへった |
Pronunciation: hara hetta
How to Say It Outloud: hah-rah heh-tah
Usage: informal expression
Example Sentence Japanese:腹減ったな、何か食べよう。
腹減ったな、何か食べよう。Example Sentence English:I'm starving, let's eat something.
I'm starving, let's eat something.| Hiragana |
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| おなかがぺこぺこ |
Pronunciation: onaka ga peko peko
How to Say It Outloud: oh-nah-kah gah peh-koh peh-koh
Usage: idiom
Example Sentence Japanese:朝から何も食べてないからおなかがぺこぺこだ。
朝から何も食べてないからおなかがぺこぺこだ。Example Sentence English:I haven't eaten since morning, so I'm really hungry.
I haven't eaten since morning, so I'm really hungry.Dictionary
饑いひだるい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- hungry
腹ペコはらペコ
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- hungry; starving
ハングリーハングリーCommon word
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)- hungry (e.g. for success)
飢えるうえるCommon wordjlpt-n2
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
Intransitive verb
- to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
ぺこぺこペコペコCommon wordjlpt-n1
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)- very hungry; starving; famished
Suru verb
- bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
Suru verb
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- denting; buckling; giving (in)
お腹を空かせるおなかをすかせる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Ichidan verb
- to feel hungry; to get hungry
お腹を空かすおなかをすかす
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'su' ending
- to feel hungry; to get hungry
べこべこベコベコ
Adverb (fukushi)Adverb taking the 'to' particle
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Suru verb
- denting; buckling; giving (in)
Suru verb
- bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile
空かせるすかせる
Ichidan verb- to feel hungry; to get hungry
空かすすかす
Godan verb with 'su' ending- to feel hungry; to get hungry
空くすくCommon wordjlpt-n3
Godan verb with 'ku' endingIntransitive verb
- to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
Intransitive verb
- to be hungry
お腹が空くおなかがすく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ku' ending
- to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
腹が減るはらがへる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ru' ending
- to become hungry
ひもじいひもじい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- very hungry; starving; ravenous
腹が空くはらがすく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ku' ending
- to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
腹を空かすはらをすかす
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'su' ending
- to be hungry
お腹が減るおなかがへる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ru' ending
- to become hungry
餓鬼がき
Noun- brat; kid; urchin; little devil
- preta; hungry ghost
- Preta
餓狼がろう
Noun- hungry wolf
餓鬼道がきどう
Noun- hungry ghost (preta) realm
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