Word Meaning 腹が減る

はらがへる hara ga heru

腹が減る is read as はらがへる (hara ga heru) and means to become hungry.

Meaning

English

  1. to become hungry

Reading

Kana

はらがへる

Romaji

hara ga heru

Writing Variants

  • 腹がへる はらがへる haragaheru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 120919 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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腹減った

はらへった

I'm hungry

お腹が減る

おなかがへる

to become hungry

腹も身の内

はらもみのうち

moderation is its own medicine

腹合わせ帯

はらあわせおび

women's obi with a different colour on each side

減る

へる

to decrease (in size or number)

いい加減にする

いいかげんにする

to put an end to something

減じる

げんじる

to subtract

減ずる

げんずる

to subtract

死一等を減ずる

しいっとうをげんずる

to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment

肉が減る

にくがへる

to slim down

腹筋

ふっきん

sit-up (exercise)

Example Sentences

1

A hungry man is an angry man.