過食|かしょくkashoku[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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).
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