How to Say ‘Stand out too much’ in Japanese
目立ちすぎる
medachi sugiru
[meh-dah-chee soo-ghee-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: When [すぎる] attaches to a verb, the verb often changes shape first: [目立つ] becomes [目立ち] + [すぎる]. You'll see the same pattern in [食べすぎる] and [言いすぎる].
Phrase Breakdown
目立ち
medachi
[meh-dah-chee]
standing out; noticeable stem
目立ち is the stem of 目立つ and connects to すぎる to say something stands out too much.
この星は目立ちすぎるです。
This star stands out too much.
すぎる
sugiru
[soo-ghee-roo]
too much; excessively
Added after a stem, すぎる means 'too much' or 'overly.'
この形はすぎるほど大きいです。
This shape is so big that it is excessive.
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