Illustration: At a small mountain rest-house dining table, a hiker has dropped her backpack beside the chair and leans forward with both hands pressed over her stomach. Her empty lunch wrapper and open, foodless snack pouch lie nearby.

JLPT N3na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

ぺこぺこ

pekopeko

very hungry

Often used as お腹がぺこぺこ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. お腹なかがぺこぺこです。

    I’m starved.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 家いえに着つくころにはお腹なかぺこぺこだよ。

    I’ll be starved when I get home.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 朝あさごはんから何なにも食たべてなくてお腹なかぺこぺこだよ。

    I haven’t eaten since breakfast and I’m very hungry.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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