過剰 (Kajou) is a Japanese noun meaning “excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance”.
Meanings
- noun, na-adjectiveexcess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
Examples
塩を過剰に使うのは避けるべきだ。
The excessive use of salt should be taboo.
日本では米が恒常的に供給過剰である。
There is a chronic oversupply of rice in Japan.
安い輸入品で綿製品が供給過剰になった。
There was a glut of cotton goods due to cheap imports.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).