NichiDict

ぺこぺこ

N1
[pekopeko]
Illustration for ぺこぺこ

Meanings

1.Adj-na

very hungry; starving; famished

2.AdverbNoun・suru

bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile

3.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

denting; buckling; giving (in)

Examples

お腹がぺこぺこで今すぐ何か食べたい。

My stomach is empty and I want to eat something right now.

彼は上司にぺこぺこ頭を下げていた。

He was bowing repeatedly to his boss.

空腹でぺこぺこになったので、コンビニに駆け込んだ。

I was starving, so I rushed into a convenience store.