食べ過ぎる・食べすぎる|たべすぎるtabesugiru

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Which spelling to use
食べ過ぎる食べ過ぎる is the more common written form and the recommended default for beginners; use it when you need to write this word.
食べすぎる食べすぎる is a less common written form than 食べ過ぎる; it is an alternative, but not the first choice for beginners.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto overeat
    昨日きのう食たべすぎた。↗
    I ate too much food yesterday.
Conjugation
Dictionary form食べ過ぎる(たべすぎる)
Polite (masu)食べ過ぎます(たべすぎます)
Negative (nai)食べ過ぎない(たべすぎない)
polite (masen)食べ過ぎません(たべすぎません)
classical zu / nu食べ過ぎず・食べ過ぎぬ(たべすぎず・たべすぎぬ)
Past (ta)食べ過ぎた(たべすぎた)
polite (mashita)食べ過ぎました(たべすぎました)
Past negative (nakatta)食べ過ぎなかった(たべすぎなかった)
polite (masen deshita)食べ過ぎませんでした(たべすぎませんでした)
Te form食べ過ぎて(たべすぎて)
Potential食べ過ぎられる(たべすぎられる)
Passive食べ過ぎられる(たべすぎられる)
Causative食べ過ぎさせる(たべすぎさせる)
Causative passive食べ過ぎさせられる(たべすぎさせられる)
Conditional (ba)食べ過ぎれば(たべすぎれば)
tara食べ過ぎたら(たべすぎたら)
Volitional食べ過ぎよう(たべすぎよう)
polite (mashou)食べ過ぎましょう(たべすぎましょう)
Imperative食べ過ぎろ(たべすぎろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym食いすぎるくいすぎるCasualA rougher variant of 「食べ過ぎる」, common in male colloquial speech; the meaning is the same but the tone is more casual.
  • Related暴食ぼうしょくNeutralExcessive eating; often paired with 「暴飲」 as 「暴飲暴食」, stressing lack of restraint.
  • Related貪食どんしょくWrittenGobbling food greedily; written/formal prose with a greedy feel. Also a term for cell devouring, as in 「貪食細胞」.
  • Antonym小食しょうしょくNeutralAntonym: eating little, having a small appetite; the opposite of overeating as in 「食べ過ぎる」.
  • Antonym食べ足りないNeutralAntonym: not having eaten enough; the opposite of eating too much.

For eating too much, use 「食べ過ぎる」— the everyday choice, as in 「つい食べ過ぎる」. 「食いすぎる」 is a rougher male colloquial variant; 「暴食」 names excessive eating (「暴飲暴食」); 「貪食」 is written prose with a greedy nuance. Antonyms: 「食べ足りない」 (not enough) and 「小食」 (eating little).

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 食べ物たべものなどを過度かどに食たべる。食くい過すぎる。過食かしょくする。
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