過重|かじゅうkajuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounoverweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe

• Synonym過度かどWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers degree beyond the proper range in any field, as in 「過度の飲酒」; 「過重」 is reserved for weight or burden that exceeds its limits.
• Synonym過剰かじょうNeutralNeutral. Says quantity or degree exceeds the proper range, as in 「在庫過剰」「過剰反応」; 「過重」 is about weight or a burden being too heavy.
• Synonym過大かだいNeutralNeutral. Evaluates size or degree as too large, as in 「過大評価」「過大な期待」; 「過重」 applies only to weight and burden.
• Synonym過当かとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means excessive, beyond reasonable limits, as in 「過当競争」; unlike 「過重」 it is not confined to weight or burden.
• Related過多かたWrittenWritten/formal prose. Points to an excessive amount, as in 「胃酸過多」「情報過多」; 「過重」 stresses weight or burden beyond its limits.
• Related重たいおもたいCasualColloquial adjective for things that feel heavy, and for gloomy moods or atmospheres; it carries none of 「過重」's sense of exceeding a limit.
• Related過分かぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Describes something beyond one's station or deserts, as in 「過分なお言葉」, often in humble phrasing; 「過重」 is about weight or burden.
• Antonym軽量けいりょうNeutralNeutral antonym on the weight axis: light in weight, as in 「軽量化」; frequent with products and equipment, the opposite of 「過重」 in its weight sense.
• Antonym軽微けいびWrittenWritten/formal prose antonym: damage or degree is slight, as in 「軽微な被害」; it stands at the opposite end of the scale from 「過重」's excessive burden.

Use 「過重」 for weight or burden beyond its limits, as in 「過重労働」. For excessive degree pick 「過度」, for surplus quantity or degree 「過剰」, for size judged too large 「過大」; 「過多」 covers sheer amount, 「過当」 and 「過分」 are written words for excess, and 「重たい」 is the colloquial 'heavy'. Antonyms: 「軽量」 for light weight, 「軽微」 for slight damage.

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