No. 4,966 in Japanese
空腹
"Empty stomach; hunger."
In a sentence
空腹の時は何か軽いものを食べると良いです。
When you're hungry, it's good to eat something light.
The word '空腹' (pronounced 'kuufuku') is used here to describe the state of being hungry in a general way, typifying a physical sensation of emptiness in the stomach.
彼は空腹のため、晩ご飯を早く作った。
Because he was hungry, he made dinner quickly.
In this sentence, '空腹' is used causatively to explain the reason behind an action—the sensation of hunger prompted him to act.
運動後には空腹になりやすいです。
You tend to become hungry after exercising.
Here, '空腹' is employed descriptively to predict or state a common occurrence—hunger following physical activity.
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