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：2026/01/07
オーバーキル
Hiragana
おーばーきる
Noun
Japanese Meaning
必要以上にやり過ぎている行為や状態を指すカタカナ語。「それはさすがにオーバーキルだ」のように用いる。 / （ゲーム・軍事など）相手を倒すのに必要な以上の攻撃や火力を加えること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほんとうはそこまでしなくてよいのに、やりすぎてしまうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
过度杀伤 / 不必要的破坏 / （经济）过度紧缩
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
超出必要的破壞或手段；過度打擊 / （經濟）過度緊縮；貨幣供給縮減或升息超過必要
Korean Meaning
과도한 파괴, 지나친 대응 / 경제에서 필요 이상의 통화긴축·금리인상
Vietnamese Meaning
sự quá tay, làm quá mức cần thiết; phá hủy quá mức / (kinh tế) siết chặt tiền tệ quá mức (giảm cung tiền, tăng lãi suất vượt mức cần thiết)
Tagalog Meaning
sobrang pagwasak o paggamit ng puwersa na lampas sa kailangan / (ekonomiya) labis na paghihigpit sa ekonomiya; sobrang taas ng interes o labis na pagbawas ng suplay ng salapi
Sense（1）
overkill (unnecessary destruction)
Sense（2）
(economy) excessive economic tightening, reducing the money supply or raising interest rates more than necessary
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
overkill (unnecessary destruction) / (economy) excessive economic tightening, reducing the money supply or raising interest rates more than necessary
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オーバーキル
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I think the power of that fighter jet is overkill.
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その戦闘機の力はオーバーキルだと思う。
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