腹一杯(はらいっぱい)

はらいっぱい
noun, adverb
full stomach; bellyful; to one's heart's content
1. full stomach; bellyful
The state of having eaten enough to be completely full. A direct, somewhat casual way to describe satiety.
腹一杯(はらいっぱい)食(た)べた。
I ate until I was full.
もう腹一杯(はらいっぱい)で動(うご)けない。
I'm so full I can't move.
バイキングで腹一杯(はらいっぱい)になるまで食(た)べた。
I ate at the buffet until I was stuffed.
2. to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
Doing something to the fullest extent, without restraint.
休(やす)みの日(ひ)は腹一杯(はらいっぱい)遊(あそ)んだ。
I played to my heart's content on my day off.
新鮮(しんせん)な空気(くうき)を腹一杯(はらいっぱい)吸(す)い込(こ)んだ。
I breathed in fresh air to my lungs' full capacity.
子供(こども)たちに腹一杯(はらいっぱい)楽(たの)しんでほしい。
I want the children to enjoy themselves to the fullest.

腹一杯(はらいっぱい) means completely full (stomach), having eaten to capacity.

ALTERNATE FORMS:

  • 腹(はら)いっぱい: common mixed writing
  • お腹(なか)いっぱい: softer, more polite variant (uses お腹(なか) instead of 腹(はら))

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 腹一杯(はらいっぱい)食(た)べる: to eat until completely full
  • 腹一杯(はらいっぱい)になる: to become completely full
  • お腹(なか)いっぱいです: I'm full (polite)

FORMATION:
腹(はら) (stomach, belly) + 一杯(いっぱい) (full). Literally "stomach full."

NUANCE:
Implies satisfied fullness from eating. Can also be used figuratively: もう腹一杯(はらいっぱい)だ can mean "I've had enough" (of a situation).

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Added 2026.3.22 9:47 · Revised 2026.3.28 12:50
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