Translation guide
The act of consuming a large amount of food in a short period, often with a sense of loss of control. In Japanese, this can be expressed through specific nouns, verbs, and descriptive phrases, with nuances ranging from clinical to casual overeating.
To refer to binge eating as a medical or psychological condition, such as in binge eating disorder.
Literally 'overeating disorder'. This is the standard term for binge eating disorder in medical contexts.
She is receiving treatment for binge eating disorder.
A more descriptive term meaning 'binge eating disorder', used in some clinical and educational materials.
Binge eating disorder is a serious health problem.
To describe the action of eating an excessive amount of food at once, often impulsively.
Noun or suru-verb meaning 'overeating' or 'excessive eating'. Can be used in both casual and formal contexts.
I ended up binge eating because of stress.
Slang term for eating a huge amount in one go, often used casually. Conveys a sense of stuffing oneself.
Eating out of frustration or emotional distress; comfort eating. Implies a binge triggered by negative emotions.
Refers to eating a large quantity, but often used to describe a person who can eat a lot (a big eater) or competitive eating. Not necessarily pathological.
To express a recurring pattern of binge eating.
過食 is the general term for overeating and can be used in formal or medical contexts. ドカ食い is casual slang for eating a massive amount at once, often without emotional connotation. やけ食い specifically implies eating due to emotional upset, similar to 'stress eating' or 'comfort eating'.
The English word 'binge' is sometimes transliterated as ビンジ, but this is not commonly understood in Japanese. Use the terms above for natural communication.
昨日、夜中にドカ食いしちゃった。
I binge ate in the middle of the night yesterday.
失恋してやけ食いした。
I binge ate after a breakup.
彼は大食いで有名だ。
He is famous for eating huge amounts.
The patient shows a tendency toward binge eating.