Translation guide
The act or habit of eating too much, often to the point of discomfort or health issues. Japanese has several common expressions ranging from casual to medical.
To describe eating too much in a single sitting or as a general habit.
The most common and versatile way to say 'overeating'. It can be used as a noun or part of a verb phrase (食べ過ぎる).
Describing someone who habitually eats too much.
Refers to eating large quantities, often as a trait. Can be neutral or admiring in some contexts (e.g., competitive eating).
Expressing the physical sensation of having eaten too much.
食べ過ぎ is the everyday word for overeating. 過食 is more clinical and used in medical or formal contexts, such as 過食症 (binge eating disorder).
過食症の治療
treatment for binge eating disorder
For drinking too much alcohol, use 飲み過ぎ (nomisugi). 食べ過ぎ only applies to eating.
昨日食べ過ぎて、お腹が痛い。
I ate too much yesterday and my stomach hurts.
食べ過ぎに注意してください。
Please be careful not to overeat.
A more formal or medical term for overeating, often used in contexts like eating disorders or health warnings.
過食は健康に悪いです。
Overeating is bad for your health.
Slang for binge eating, often implying eating a large amount quickly and messily. Very casual.
ストレスでドカ食いしちゃった。
I ended up binge eating because of stress.
Literally 'the habit of overeating'. Used when talking about a personal tendency.
食べ過ぎる癖を直したい。
I want to break my habit of overeating.
Means 'full stomach'. Often used in the phrase 満腹です (I'm full), but can imply overfullness in context.
もう満腹で動けない。
I'm so full I can't move.