過保護|かほごkahogo[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectiveoverprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
Conjugation
| Plain form | 過保護（かほご） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 過保護です（かほごです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 過保護ではない（かほごではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 過保護ではありません（かほごではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 過保護だった（かほごだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 過保護ではなかった（かほごではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 過保護で（かほごで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 過保護に（かほごに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 過保護なら（かほごなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym過剰保護WrittenWritten/formal prose term for overprotection; means the same as 「過保護」 but is far less common and less established as a fixed word.
- SynonymオーバーケアNeutralNeutral term mostly for overdoing care such as skincare; it is not normally used for spoiling children — use 「過保護」 for that.
- Antonym放任ほうにんNeutralAntonym: leaving someone be and not interfering at all; the hands-off opposite of the over-controlling 「過保護」.
Use 「過保護」 for overprotecting or spoiling a child, as in 「過保護な親」. 「過剰保護」 is a written, descriptive alternative but much rarer; 「オーバーケア」 fits overdone skincare, not parenting. The antonym is 「放任」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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