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腹が減る (はらがへる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腹はらが減へる

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

get hungry; become hungry

Casual, somewhat masculine expression for becoming hungry. Often used in plain form.

腹はらが減へったから、何なにか食たべよう。
I'm hungry, so let's eat something.
運うん動どうした後あとは腹はらが減へる

。

I get hungry after exercising.

Written forms

腹はらが減へる
Standard kanji spelling.
腹はらがへる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in casual writing.

Kanji

腹abdomen, belly, stomach
減dwindle, decrease, reduce

Similar words

お腹なかが空すく
Polite and standard expression for becoming hungry. 腹が減る is more casual and direct.
空くう腹ふくになる
Formal or written expression for becoming hungry. 腹が減る is colloquial.

Etymology

Compound of 腹 (stomach) + が (subject marker) + 減る (to decrease, to be hungry). The verb 減る originally means 'to decrease', and the phrase literally means 'one's stomach decreases', i.e., one becomes hungry.