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What does 空く (すく, suku) mean?

空く (すく, suku) means become uncrowded, thin out; become hungry.

Quick facts
Readingすく
Romajisuku
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
すく
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsuku

become uncrowded, thin out; become hungry

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to be hungry

Example sentences

  • I'm hungry, aren't you?

  • The train wasn't crowded, so I could sit down.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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