行いき過すぎ

also: ゆきすぎ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

going too far; excess; overdoing

Used for actions, opinions, or behavior that exceed reasonable limits; often carries a negative or critical tone.

彼かれの冗じょう談だんは行いき過すぎだった

。

His joke went too far.

節せつ約やくも行いき過すぎると生せい活かつが苦くるしくなる。

Even frugality, when taken to extremes, makes life difficult.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉は行いき過すぎだ~ is going too far
その発はつ言げんは行いき過すぎだと思おもう。
I think that remark went too far.
行いき過すぎた〈事こと〉an excessive ~ / a ~ that went too far
行いき過すぎた規き制せいが批ひ判はんされた。
The excessive regulations were criticized.
〈事こと〉が行いき過すぎにならないようにするto make sure ~ doesn't go too far
指し導どうが行いき過すぎにならないように注ちゅう意いした。
I was careful that my guidance didn't go too far.

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
過overdo, exceed, go beyond

Related words

過か剰じょうN2
過剰 describes an objective, often quantitative excess (e.g. of supply), while 行き過ぎ focuses on behavior or opinion that has crossed an acceptable line.
やりすぎ
やり過ぎ is a casual, everyday way to say someone overdid an action, whereas 行き過ぎ is more formal and can apply to abstract things like remarks or policies too.
極きょく端たんN1
極端 emphasizes an extreme position or degree, while 行き過ぎ specifically implies that a reasonable limit has been overstepped.

Written forms

行き過ぎ
- いきすぎ
  Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
- ゆきすぎ
ゆきすぎ
Alternate reading; less common than いきすぎ.

Etymology

Compound of 行き (continuative form of 行く 'to go') + 過ぎ (continuative form of 過ぎる 'to exceed'). Literally 'going past,' it developed the figurative sense of exceeding proper bounds.