Word Meaning 過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し
すぎたるはおよばざるがごとし
sugitaruhaoyobazarugagotoshi
過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し is read as すぎたるはおよばざるがごとし (sugitaruhaoyobazarugagotoshi) and means the last drop makes the cup run over.
Meaning
English
- the last drop makes the cup run over
- too much of a good thing
- less is more
Reading
Kana
すぎたるはおよばざるがごとし
Romaji
sugitaruhaoyobazarugagotoshi
Writing Variants
- 過ぎたるは及ばざるがごとし すぎたるはおよばざるがごとし sugitaruhaoyobazarugagotoshi