か
過
じょう
剰
ぼう
防
えい
衛

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defense).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
過
じょう
剰
ぼう
防
えい
衛
 過剰防衛 かじょうぼうえい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

overdo, exceed, go beyond
カ　よ.ぎる　す.ぎる (5th, N3)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ　ケ　クウ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
surplus, besides
ジョウ　あま.り　あまつさえ (9th, N1)
ride, power, multiplication
の.る　ジョウ　のり (3rd, N3)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる　スイ　たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
ward off, defend, protect
ボウ　ほう　ふせ.ぐ (5th, N2)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
defense, protection
エイ　エ　もり (5th, N1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く　コウ　おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク　たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ　そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant