お腹が空く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Phrase composed of お腹 (onaka, belly, stomach) +‎ (ga, subject particle) +‎ 空く (suku, to become empty).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

(なか)() (onaka ga suku

  1. to become hungry

Conjugation

Usage notes

Most often encountered in the perfective form, as お腹が空いた (onaka ga suita, literally “[my] belly has become empty”, used idiomatically to mean “[I] am hungry”).

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN