How to say 'Excess' in Japanese | 超過

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The Japanese word for Excess is 'Chouka', written as 超過 in Japanese.'Excess' in hiragana is ちょうか.

word

超過

Meaning

Excess

Reading

ちょうか

chouka

Kanji

超Surpass, Transcend 過Exceed, Error

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '超過 (ちょうか)' means 'excess' or 'going beyond a limit'. It is commonly used to describe situations where something exceeds a set standard, limit, or capacity. For example: The train was overcrowded due to excess passengers「乗客の超過で電車が混雑した」(じょうきゃくのちょうかででんしゃがこんざつした). The project exceeded the budget「プロジェクトが予算を超過した」(ぷろじぇくとがよさんをちょうかした). This term is often used in formal or technical contexts, such as in business, transportation, or regulations.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7022

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 超過

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

超

Meaning

Surpass, Transcend

kanji

過

Meaning

Exceed, Error

Words Related to 超過 Through the Kanji 超

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 超 as well.

word

超える

Meaning

Exceed

word

超

Meaning

Super

Words Related to 超過 Through the Kanji 過

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 過 as well.

word

過ぎる

Meaning

Pass, Exceed

word

過去

Meaning

Past

word

通過

Meaning

Passage

word

昼過ぎ

Meaning

Afternoon

word

過程

Meaning

Process

word

過ごす

Meaning

Spend

word

過ぎ

Meaning

Excess

word

経過

Meaning

Progress, Passage

word

過ち

Meaning

Mistake

word

過労

Meaning

Overwork

word

過剰

Meaning

Excess

word

通り過ぎる

Meaning

Pass

word

過

Meaning

Excess

word

寝過ごす

Meaning

Oversleep

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'Chouka' means 'Excess' .

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