“Very hungry” in Japanese
Short answer
ペコペコ
pekopeko
Very hungry 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 “Very hungry” in Japanese
ひもじい
himojii very hungry, starving, ravenous
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)
ひもじ
himoji very hungry, starving, ravenous
ひもじく
himojiku very hungry, starving, ravenous
ひもじけれ
himojikere very hungry, starving, ravenous
ひもじかろ
himojikaro very hungry, starving, ravenous
ひもじかっ
himojika very hungry, starving, ravenous
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