過食|かしょくkashoku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verbovereating
Conjugation
Dictionary form過食する(かしょくする)
Polite (masu)過食します(かしょくします)
Negative (nai)過食しない(かしょくしない)
polite (masen)過食しません(かしょくしません)
classical zu / nu過食せず・過食せぬ(かしょくせず・かしょくせぬ)
Past (ta)過食した(かしょくした)
polite (mashita)過食しました(かしょくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)過食しなかった(かしょくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)過食しませんでした(かしょくしませんでした)
Te form過食して(かしょくして)
Potential過食できる(かしょくできる)
Passive過食される(かしょくされる)
Causative過食させる(かしょくさせる)
Causative passive過食させられる(かしょくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)過食すれば(かしょくすれば)
tara過食したら(かしょくしたら)
Volitional過食しよう(かしょくしよう)
polite (mashou)過食しましょう(かしょくしましょう)
Imperative過食しろ(かしょくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym食べ過ぎたべすぎNeutralThe most common everyday word, as in 「食べ過ぎでお腹が痛い」; 「過食」 is written-style and mostly seen in medical and health topics.
  • Synonym暴食ぼうしょくWrittenWritten-style word for eating without restraint, often joined with 「暴飲」 as 「暴飲暴食」; carries a stronger note of indulgence than 「過食」.
  • Related食いすぎくいすぎCasualColloquial for eating too much, rougher and more casual than 「食べ過ぎ」; 「過食」 is written-style and also used in medical contexts.
  • Antonym小食しょうしょくNeutralEating little; describes a person's small appetite. It is the opposite of the overeating that 「過食」 refers to.
  • Antonym拒食きょしょくWrittenWritten-style word for refusing food, as in 「拒食症」; the opposite of 「過食」 in how much one eats, and both are common in medical topics.

Say 「食べ過ぎ」 for everyday overeating. 「過食」 is written-style, covers overeating in general and appears in 「過食症」. 「暴食」 is unrestrained gorging. The opposites are 「拒食」 (refusing food) and 「小食」 (small appetite).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 食べ過たべすぎること。暴食ぼうしょくすること。食たべすぎ。
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