pekopeko

ペコペコ

ぺこぺこ

very hungry / bowing repeatedly

Illustrations

2 illustrations for pekopeko

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Outside a warmly lit ramen shop at night, a round cream-colored character and a round peach-pink character with a green strawberry stem on its head drool at the window display, a steaming bowl of ramen in a thought bubble above them, under red noren curtains and a paper lantern. Japanese text reads "ぺこぺこ" (pekopeko).

On a sunlit old-town street, a round cream-colored character bows over and over as a white rabbit in a navy happi coat, white headband and sunglasses holds out a paper bag marked with a dango skewer, while a round peach-pink character with a green strawberry stem on its head looks on with its paws pressed together. Japanese text reads "ぺこぺこ" (pekopeko).

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Quick

very hungry / bowing repeatedly

State Action

Example

行列の先からラーメンの香りがして、お腹はもうぺこぺこだ。

The smell of ramen drifts down the line, and I am already starving.

Nuance

Used when someone is very hungry. It can also describe bowing the head again and again to thank, apologize, or show deference; depending on the context, it can sound overly submissive. It can also describe a thin surface bending or denting in and out.