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Meaning of 過ぎ(すぎ) in Japanese

過ぎ
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
すぎ
Romaji
sugi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    past; after
    Example sentence
    運よくが効くとき過ぎに寝れるけど飲まないと4ぐらいまで眠れない。 If I'm lucky enough for the medicine to work I can get to sleep after 1am but if I don't take it then I can't sleep until about 4am.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    too (much); over (e.g. eating)
    Example sentence
    オマエそりゃいくらなんでもボッタクリ過ぎだろ!6:4がいいとこだろうが。もちろん、6はな! Oi you, that's too much of a rip off by anyone's count! 6:4 is more than enough. Of course I'm the '6'.

Examples of 過ぎ, すぎ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: す.ぎる, -す.ぎる, -す.ぎ, す.ごす, あやま.つ, あやま.ち, よ.ぎる

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