Word Meaning 過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如し
すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし
sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi
過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如し is read as すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし (sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi) 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
すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし
Romaji
sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi
Writing Variants
- 過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi
- 過ぎたるはなお及ばざるが如し すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi