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).
I ate too much yesterday and my stomach hurts.
Please be careful not to overeat.
A more formal or medical term for overeating, often used in contexts like eating disorders or health warnings.
Overeating is bad for your health.
Slang for binge eating, often implying eating a large amount quickly and messily. Very casual.
I ended up binge eating because of stress.
Describing someone who habitually eats too much.
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).
treatment for binge eating disorder
For drinking too much alcohol, use 飲み過ぎ (nomisugi). 食べ過ぎ only applies to eating.
もう満腹で動けない。
I'm so full I can't move.