空 腹 時(くうふくじ)

くうふくじ

noun

when one's stomach is empty; on an empty stomach

formalmedicalbody-internal

1. when one's stomach is empty; on an empty stomach

The time or state of having an empty stomach. Frequently used in medical and pharmaceutical instructions.

この薬(くすり)は空腹時(くうふくじ)に飲(の)んでください。

Please take this medicine on an empty stomach.

空腹時(くうふくじ)にコーヒーを飲(の)むと胃(い)が痛(いた)くなる。

Drinking coffee on an empty stomach gives me a stomachache.

空腹時(くうふくじ)の運動(うんどう)は血糖値(けっとうち)が下(さ)がりやすいので注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Exercise on an empty stomach can easily lower blood sugar, so caution is needed.

Usage

A compound of 空腹(くうふく) (empty stomach, hunger) and 時(じ) (time, when). Very common on medicine packaging and in medical instructions. The opposite is 食後(しょくご) (after meals).

Common collocations

空腹時(くうふくじ)に服用(ふくよう)する (to take medicine on an empty stomach)
空腹時(くうふくじ)の血糖値(けっとうち) (fasting blood sugar level)
空腹時(くうふくじ)に飲(の)む (to drink on an empty stomach)

Related words

食前(しょくぜん): before meals
食後(しょくご): after meals
食間(しょっかん): between meals

Related Words

Related: 空腹(くうふく) (hunger, empty stomach)

Related: 食前(しょくぜん) (before meals)

Related: 食後(しょくご) (after meals)

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Added 2026.3.19 17:28 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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