LingakuFrequency rank: 6,809. – 6,818.
- empty stomach; hungerantonym: 満腹
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- empty stomach
- hunger
This meaning refers to the physical state of not having food in the stomach, often leading to feelings of hunger.
I am waiting with an empty stomach.
This meaning refers to the feeling of needing food, often expressed as a desire or physical pang.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- はらがあく腹が空くこと．.すきばら．.
- きごう「それからふたり二人でひょう表へでる出ると、どうだきみ君うまくいっ行ったろう、とち橡めん面ぼう坊きごう（とちめんぼうきごう）をたね種につかった使ったところがおもしろかろう面白かろうとだいとくい大得意なんです．.けいふく敬服のいたり至りですといって云っておわかれした御別れしたようなもののじつ実はごはん午飯（ひるめし）のじこく時刻がのびた延びたのでたいへん大変くうふく空腹になってよわりました弱りましたよきごう」きごう―きごう―
- きごう「ああ、さむい寒い．.これはやりきれないやり切れないきごう」くうふく空腹はがまんできるがさむい寒いのはやりきれないやり切れない．.どうかならないものか．.きごう―きごう―
Example sentences
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What with fatigue and hunger, he fell down as if he were dead.
She had some cookies to stay her hunger until dinner.
He fainted with hunger and fatigue, but came to after a while.
He was so hungry that he didn't hesitate to eat everything on the plate.
He swallowed a piece of toast because he was starving.
He satisfied his hunger with a sandwich and milk.
Even the fastest runner in the world cannot run if he is hungry.
I haven't eaten since breakfast and I'm very hungry.