How to say overweight in Japanese

過重☆【かじゅうkajuu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはha肥満himanなのでnanode体重taijuuをwo減らしherashiたいtaiとto思っているomotteiru。
She wants to lose weight because she is overweight.
彼kareはha肥満体himantaiだda。
He is overweight.
彼kareはha太りfutoriすぎているsugiteiruのでnodeダイエットDAIETTO中chuuですdesu。
He's on a diet because he is a little overweight.
姉aneはhaやせているyaseteiruがga、私watashiはha少しsukoshi太っているfutotteiru。
My sister is thin, but I'm a little overweight.
運動undouをwo全然zenzenしないshinaiことkotoやらyara肥満himanやらyaraでde、彼kareはha心臓発作shinzouhossaをwo起こしたokoshita。
What with having no exercise and being overweight, he had a heart attack.

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