Translation guide
The concept of producing more than is needed or demanded, often leading to surplus or waste. In Japanese, this is expressed through specific nouns, verbs, and descriptive phrases depending on context such as economics, manufacturing, or general excess.
Producing more goods than the market demands, leading to surplus or economic imbalance.
Standard term for overproduction in economics and industry. Neutral and widely understood.
過剰生産が価格下落を招いた。
Overproduction led to a drop in prices.
Synonym of 過剰生産, slightly more formal or written. Often used in economic reports.
生産過剰により在庫が増えた。
Inventory increased due to overproduction.
Focuses on excess supply rather than the act of producing. Common in market analysis.
市場は供給過剰の状態だ。
The market is in a state of oversupply.
Making too much of something in everyday contexts, not necessarily economic.
Casual and common way to say 'making too much'. Used for food, items, etc.
料理を作りすぎてしまった。
I made too much food.
Verb phrase meaning 'to overproduce'. More formal than 作りすぎ.
その工場は製品を過剰に生産している。
That factory is overproducing products.
Excessive production of bodily substances like hormones or enzymes.
Medical term for hypersecretion or overproduction of bodily fluids/hormones.
甲状腺ホルモンの過剰分泌が症状を引き起こす。
Overproduction of thyroid hormone causes symptoms.
Used in biology for overproduction of cells or substances. Slightly technical.
サイトカインの過剰産生が炎症を悪化させる。
Overproduction of cytokines worsens inflammation.
Both mean overproduction in economics. 過剰生産 is slightly more common in spoken and general writing, while 生産過剰 appears more in formal reports. They are interchangeable in most contexts.
In everyday conversation, saying 過剰生産 for making too much food sounds unnatural. Use 作りすぎ instead.