Word details

お腹が空く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お腹が空く.

Dictionary

Entry

お腹が空くお腹がすくおなかがすくExpressionGodan verbFreq #12572
1

to get hungry; to become hungry

Examples
とてもお腹がすいていた
I was very hungry.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

abdomen, belly, stomach

13 strokesFrequency 1,286JLPT N2Grade 6

On

フク

Kun

はら

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

8 strokesFrequency 304JLPT N4Grade 1

On

クウ

Kun

そらあ.くあ.きあ.けるからす.くす.かすむな.しい

Nanori

うつ

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