早食(はやぐ)い

はやぐい
noun
fast eating; speed eating
foodsports
1. fast eating; eating quickly
the habit or act of eating food very quickly
早食(はやぐ)いは体(からだ)に悪(わる)い。
Eating fast is bad for your health.
昼休(ひるやす)みが短(みじか)いので、つい早食(はやぐ)いになる。
Because my lunch break is short, I tend to eat quickly.
早食(はやぐ)いを直(なお)したいと思(おも)っている。
I want to break my habit of eating fast.
2. speed-eating contest
competitive eating where participants race to consume food
早食(はやぐ)い大会(たいかい)に参加(さんか)した。
I participated in a speed-eating contest.
ホットドッグの早食(はやぐ)いで新記録(しんきろく)が出(で)た。
A new record was set in the hot dog eating contest.
早食(はやぐ)い競争(きょうそう)はかなり危険(きけん)なスポーツだ。
Competitive eating is quite a dangerous sport.

Forms

早(はや)い (fast, quick) + 食(く)い (eating). The rendaku changes く to ぐ.

SENSE 1 — EATING QUICKLY:
A common bad habit. Health professionals warn that 早食(はやぐ)い is associated with 消化不良(しょうかふりょう) (indigestion) and 肥満(ひまん) (obesity). The recommended opposite is よく噛(か)んで食(た)べる (to chew well).

SENSE 2 — COMPETITIVE EATING:
早食(はやぐ)い大会(たいかい) and 早食(はやぐ)い競争(きょうそう) refer to speed-eating contests.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 大食(おおぐ)い (eating large amounts, big eater)
Related: 食(た)べ放題(ほうだい) (all-you-can-eat)
Compare: 早飲(はやの)み (quick drinking)
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Added 2026.1.27 17:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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