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早すぎる (hayasugiru) Japanese meaning: too early | Kotomora
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Kanji 過 overdo, exceed, go beyond Related words 早はや い 早い simply means 'early' or 'fast', while 早すぎる adds the nuance of 'too early' or 'excessively early'.
過す ぎる 過ぎる is a suffix meaning 'too much' or 'to exceed'. 早すぎる is a compound of 早い + すぎる.
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早はや
Written forms 早はや すぎる
Most common written form; すぎる is usually written in kana.
早はや 過す ぎる
Kanji form using 過; less common than the kana-mixed form 早すぎる.
Etymology Compound of 早い (early) + すぎる (to exceed, too much). The すぎる part is a common suffix attached to the stem of adjectives to express excess.
