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過剰 (かじょう): excess, over- — Japanese vocabulary

過剰 is read かじょう and means "excess, over-". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

過剰

Reading
かじょう · kajou
Translation
excess, over-
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
かじょうが

Example

日本では米が恒常的に供給過剰である。

にっぽんではべいがこうじょうてきにきょうきゅうかじょうである。

There is a chronic oversupply of rice in Japan.

Kanji in this word

  • 過 — pass, exceed
  • 剰 — Surplus, Besides

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