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過大 (かだい, kadai) Japanese meaning: excessive | Kotomora
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I think that demand is excessive.
It's dangerous to place excessive expectations.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの ・ 事こと 〉 に 過か 大だい な 期き 待たい を 抱いだ く to have excessive expectations for something
They had excessive expectations for the new product.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 過か 大だい な 負ふ 担たん をかける to place an excessive burden on someone
過か 大だい な 要よう 求きゅう をする to make an unreasonable demand
The business partner made an unreasonable demand.
〈 数かず 〉 を 過か 大だい に 見み 積つ もる to overestimate a figure or amount
We ended up overestimating the sales figures.
Kanji 過 overdo, exceed, go beyond Related words 過剰 emphasizes an excess or surplus in quantity or supply, while 過大 stresses that something is unreasonably large in scale, evaluation, or expectation.
過度 focuses on a degree or intensity being excessive (e.g. 過度な運動), while 過大 focuses on a scale, estimate, or expectation being unreasonably large.
過大 means excessive or overly large in a general, neutral sense, while 法外 carries a stronger tone of moral disapproval about a price or demand being outrageous.
Don't confuse with 過大 describes something excessive in size, degree, or scope (like 過大な期待), while 過多 describes an excessive quantity or amount.
過大 looks similar and means 'excessive in scale or amount', whereas 誇大 specifically means the description or claim itself is exaggerated.
Etymology Compound of 過 (exceed) and 大 (big), literally 'exceedingly big'. The reading かだい is the on'yomi of both characters.
This plan places an excessive burden on the staff in the field.
