過大

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
だい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

/kwadai//kadai/

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound (kwaH dajH, literally excessive + big). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Cantonese 大過大过 (daai6 gwo3, “serious mistake; be going too far”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

()(だい) (kadaiくわだい (kwadai)?-na (adnominal ()(だい) (kadai na), adverbial ()(だい) (kadai ni))

  1. excessive, too much
    過大(かだい)期待(きたい)によって株価(かぶか)上昇(じょうしょう)した。
    Kadai na kitai ni yotte kabuka ga jōshō shita.
    Share prices rose on excessive expectations.
    過大(かだい)心配(しんぱい)すると病気(びょうき)になるよ。
    Kadai ni shinpai suru to byōki ni naru yo.
    If you worry too much, you'll get sick.

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