Japanese symbol for “binging”

デブ活

デブかつ

Romaji: debukatsu

eating high-calorie food (esp. while on a diet); diet cheating; pigging out; binging

In Japanese, binging is デブ活, read デブかつ (debukatsu).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs eating high-calorie food (esp. while on a diet); diet cheating; pigging out; binging

Kanji and stroke order

活

lively, resuscitation, being helped

on: カツ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
生活	せいかつ seikatsu	life; living
活動	かつどう katsudou	activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
活躍	かつやく katsuyaku	activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
復活	ふっかつ fukkatsu	revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return
活用	かつよう katsuyou	practical use; application; making good use of
活発	かっぱつ kappatsu	lively; active; vigorous

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