How to say "undue" in Japanese

• 不当ふとうJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounCovers the core 'unfair, unjust, wrongful' sense of undue, as in undue influence or undue punishment. It is the common, default choice when undue means improper or not justified.
  その女性じょせいは不当ふとうに私を責せめた。↗

  That woman has wrongly accused me.
• 分に過ぎたぶんにすぎた
  prenominal modifierMatches only the sense of undue as 'above one's means or station'. It is a less common expression, so it is seldom the word you want; reach for it only when something exceeds what one's position warrants.

Use 不当 for the general 'unfair, unjust' sense of undue treatment or influence; use 「分に過ぎた」 only when something exceeds what one's station or means allow.

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• 不当ふとうunfair
• 分に過ぎたぶんにすぎたabove one's means (station)