N1Noun

過剰

かじょう

Meaning

1.excess
2.surplus
3.superabundance

Meanings across languages

English: excess, surplus, superabundance
Tiếng Việt: thừa, dư thừa, quá mức
日本語: 過剰, 余剰, 過度
한국어: 과잉, 잔여, 과다
中文: 过量, 多余, 过剩
Bahasa Indonesia: kelebihan
ภาษาไทย: ความเกิน
Español: exceso
Français: excès
Deutsch: Übermaß
Português: excesso

Kanji used

Example sentences

この流れは過剰な浪費を防ぐ
This flow prevents excessive waste.

Related words

過去

かこ

the past, bygone days

過程

かてい

process, course

経過

けいか

passage (of time), elapsing

過ぎ

すぎ

past, after

過激

かげき

extreme (measure, idea, etc.), radical

過失

かしつ

accident (caused by negligence), error

過疎

かそ

underpopulation, low population density

超過

ちょうか

excess, surplus

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