早食(はやぐ)い

はやぐい
noun
fast eating; speed eating
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.

COMPOUND:
早(はや)い (fast, quick) + 食(く)い (eating)

HEALTH WARNING:

早食(はやぐ)い is associated with:

  • 消化不良(しょうかふりょう) - indigestion
  • 肥満(ひまん) - obesity
  • 糖尿病(とうにょうびょう) - diabetes

CONTRAST:

  • 早食(はやぐ)い ↔ よく噛(か)んで食(た)べる (chewing well)

RELATED:

  • 大食(おおぐ)い - eating large amounts
  • フードファイター - competitive eater
  • 一気食(いっきぐ)い - eating all at once
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Added 2026.1.27 17:12
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