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過剰: excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance | JLPT N2 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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過剰

JLPT N2Vocabulary

過剰(かじょう)

かじょう

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: かじょう
Romaji: kajou
Meaning: excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

過剰(かじょう)な広告(こうこく)は消費者(しょうひしゃ)を疲(つか)れさせる。
Excessive advertising tires consumers.
過剰(かじょう)な運動(うんどう)は体(からだ)に負担(ふたん)をかける。
Excessive exercise puts a strain on the body.
塩分(えんぶん)の過剰摂取(かじょうせっしゅ)は健康(けんこう

)

に

悪(わる)

い。

Excessive salt intake is bad for your health.

過剰(かじょう)な包装(ほうそう)は環境(かんきょう)への負担(ふたん)になる。

Excessive packaging places a burden on the environment.

Kanji in this lesson

過overdo, exceed, go beyond, errorJLPT N3 剰surplus, besidesJLPT N3

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