ひだるい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

hungry

formal or literaryusually written using kana alone

Formal or literary term for hunger; not used in everyday conversation. Modern Japanese prefers お腹が空いた or 空腹だ.

旅たびの途と中ちゅう、ひだるくなり、道みち端ばたの茶ちゃ屋やに立たち寄よった。
During the journey, I grew hungry and stopped at a teahouse by the road.

Written forms

ひだるいUsage33%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 饑い is rare and literary.
饑ひだるいUsage67%
Rare kanji form; mainly encountered in older or literary texts.

Kanji

饑hunger, thirst

Similar words

空くう腹ふく
空腹 is a standard noun/adjectival noun for 'hunger' or 'empty stomach', used in both formal and everyday contexts, whereas ひだるい is a literary adjective.
お腹なかが空すく
お腹が空く is the common colloquial expression for 'to become hungry'; ひだるい is its formal/literary counterpart.

Etymology

Derived from classical Japanese ひだるし (hidarushi), an adjective meaning 'hungry'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it may be related to ひ (hi, 'fire') or ひだ (hida, 'hunger').