“Excess” in Japanese
Short answer
Excess in Japanese is “過剰” (kajou). Full meaning: excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance.
Other ways to say “Excess” in Japanese
限外
gengai excess, extra
超過
chouka excess, surplus, exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.), going over
過多
kata excess, surplus, superabundance
カジョウ
kajou excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance
余分
yobun extra, excess, surplus
過
ka surplus-, excess-, over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
超過分
choukabun surplus, excess
餘分
yobun extra, excess, surplus
よぶん
yobun extra, excess, surplus
エクストラ
ekusutora extra (e.g. in a film), supernumerary; extra, surplus, excess, additional, special, extraordinary
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