excessive weight; overburdening; too heavy
Describes a physical weight, burden, workload, or responsibility that is beyond what is reasonable or safe. Often used in compound terms like 過重労働 (overwork) or 過重負荷 (excessive load).
過重な荷物を運ぶのは危険です。
Carrying excessively heavy luggage is dangerous.
過重労働が原因で健康を害した。
His health was damaged due to overwork.
過重 (also read かじゅう) means 'excessive' or 'overburdened' (as in 過重労働, excessive workload), whereas 荷重 is the neutral engineering term for a load or force.
overwork; excessive labor
Compound of 過 (excess) and 重 (weight/heavy). The combination directly conveys the idea of excessive weight or burden.