Word details

過剰

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 過剰.

Dictionary

Entry

過剰じょうNoun~な Adj.Freq #5653
1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

Examples
安い輸入品で市場が供給過剰になるだろう。
Cheap imports will glut the market.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

11 strokesFrequency 285JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

す.ぎるす.ごすあやま.ちあやま.つよぎ.るよ.ぎる

surplus, besides

11 strokesFrequency 1,448JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジョウ

Kun

あまつさえあま.りあま.る

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