Word details

お腹を空かせる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お腹を空かせる.

Dictionary

Entry

お腹を空かせるおなかをすかせるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #37662
1

to feel hungry; to get hungry

Examples
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。
The starving man devoured the food.

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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