“Starving” in Japanese
Short answer
ペコペコ
pekopeko
Starving in Japanese is “ペコペコ” (pekopeko). Full meaning: very hungry, starving, famished; bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile; denting, buckling, giving (in).
Other ways to say “Starving” in Japanese
ひもじい
himojii very hungry, starving, ravenous
腹ペコ
harapeko hungry, starving
へこへこ
hekoheko very hungry, starving, famished; bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile; denting, buckling, giving (in)
ベコベコ
bekobeko very hungry, starving, famished; bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile; denting, buckling, giving (in)
ヘコヘコ
hekoheko very hungry, starving, famished; bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile; denting, buckling, giving (in)
ぺこぺこ
pekopeko very hungry, starving, famished; bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile; denting, buckling, giving (in)
べこべこ
bekobeko very hungry, starving, famished; bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile; denting, buckling, giving (in)
腹ぺこ
harapeko hungry, starving
はらぺこ
harapeko hungry, starving
ハラペコ
harapeko hungry, starving
ひもじ
himoji very hungry, starving, ravenous
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