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過負荷 (かふか, kafuka) Japanese meaning: overload | Kotomora

過か負ふ荷か

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Meanings

1

Used in engineering, computing, and general contexts to describe an excessive load or burden beyond capacity.

サーバーが過か負ふ荷かでダウンした。
The server went down due to overload.

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
負defeat, negative, -
荷baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden)

Related words

オーバーロード
Loanword from English 'overload', often used in computing and gaming contexts, while 過負荷 is the native technical term.

Etymology

Compound of 過 (excess) and 負荷 (load), a straightforward kanji-based technical term.

過か負ふ荷か保ほ護ご回かい路ろが作さ動どうした。

The overload protection circuit activated.