Empty Stomach
Hunger, Hungry
noun, な adjective, の adjective
Remember how 空 can also mean empty? Well, an empty belly is an empty stomach.
空腹 is a word that refers to the state of your stomach when it has absolutely nothing in it. Because of this, it's also often used to refer to hunger itself. You can even use it as an adjective to describe a hungry person, though it sounds a little formal or clinical.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
空腹感
feeling of hunger
空腹時
on an empty stomach, when one's stomach is empty
空腹になる
to become hungry
空腹に苦しむ
to suffer from hunger
空腹にならない
to not become hungry
空腹に負ける
to give in to hunger
空腹を感じる
to feel hunger
空腹を覚える
to feel hunger
空腹をしのぐ
to stave off hunger
空腹のせいで、何も考えられなかった。
Because of hunger, I couldn't think clearly.
彼女は空腹を忘れるために歩いた。
She walked to forget her hunger.
空腹と疲労が、彼の判断をにぶらせていた。
His empty stomach and fatigue dulled his judgment.