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    3. ペコペコ

    ペコペコ

    ペコペコ

    very hungry

    KMT3CoreEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab8 strokes

    ペコペコぺこぺこ

    Adjective

    1.
    very hungry, starving, famished
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Verb, Noun, Participle

    2.
    bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle, Adjective

    3.
    denting, buckling, giving (in)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    お腹なかがペコペコだ。

    I'm starving.

    KMT2Emotions & PsychologyFood & Dining
    朝あさごはんを食たべていないので、もうお腹なかがペコペコです。

    I haven't eaten breakfast, so I'm already starving.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyFood & DiningDaily Life
    運うん動どうの後あとはお腹なかがペコペコになる。

    After exercising, I get really hungry.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologySports & Martial Arts
    ペコペコの時ときに食たべるラーメンは最さい高こうだ。

    Ramen eaten when you're starving is the best.

    KMT3Food & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    長ちょう時じ間かんの会かい議ぎの後あと、全ぜん員いんお腹なかがペコペコで、すぐにランチに向むかった。

    After the long meeting, everyone was starving and immediately headed for lunch.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyFood & DiningWork & Career

    Kana that make up this word

    ペ
    pe
    コ
    ko
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