Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of やけ食い(やけぐい) in Japanese

やけ食い, 自棄食い
Kana Reading
やけぐい
Romaji
yakegui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    binge eating; stress eating
    Example sentence
    ストレスでやけ食いをされる方も多いと思います。 I think there are many who binge eat from stress.

Examples of やけ食い, 自棄食い, やけぐい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

棄 JLPT 1

13 strokes

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: す.てる

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食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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自 JLPT 4

6 strokes

oneself

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

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