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“To exceed” in Japanese

Short answer
上回る uwamawaru うわまわる

To exceed in Japanese is “上回る” (uwamawaru). Full meaning: to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than.

Other ways to say “To exceed” in Japanese

絶する zessuru to exceed (by a lot), to (far) surpass; to end, to cease, to stop 勝る masaru to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival; to outweigh, to preponderate 越える koeru to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past; to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than) 上廻る uwamawaru to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than 上回わる uwamawaru to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than うわ回る uwamawaru to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than ぜっする zessuru to exceed (by a lot), to (far) surpass; to end, to cease, to stop 上まわる uwamawaru to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than 上回れる uwamawareru to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than うわまわる uwamawaru to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than 輪をかける wawokakeru to exceed, to be even more (so), to exaggerate

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