Japanese symbol for “excess”
過剰
かじょう
Romaji: kajou
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
In Japanese, excess is 過剰, read かじょう (kajou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “excess”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超過 | ちょうか chouka | excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.) |
| 過多 | かた kata | excess; surplus; superabundance |
| 余分 | よぶん yobun | extra; excess; surplus |
| 限外 | げんがい gengai | excess; extra |
| 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ muchakucha | awfully; extremely; to excess |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過去 | かこ kako | the past; bygone days |
| 過ぎ | すぎ sugi | past; after |
| 過程 | かてい katei | process; course; mechanism |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage (of time); elapsing; lapse |
| 通過 | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit |
| 余剰 | よじょう yojou | surplus; remainder; residue |
| 剰余 | じょうよ jouyo | surplus; balance; remainder |
| 剰余金 | じょうよきん jouyokin | surplus; balance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “excess”.
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