有能すぎ

• 読み: ゆうのうすぎ
• ローマ字: yūnō sugi
• 漢字の分解: 有 (have) + 能 (ability) + すぎ (too much) → too capable/competent
• 発音: /jū.nō.su.gi/

意味

Too competent — someone who is impressively capable, often said with playful exasperation.

Combines 有能 (competent/capable) with すぎ (too much). Used when someone demonstrates such impressive efficiency or skill that it feels almost unfair. Common in workplace contexts (usually about peers, not superiors), fan culture, and social media. The すぎ adds a sense of being overwhelmed by someone's competence.

例文

1. このアプリ作った人有能すぎない？
2. 有能すぎてもう一人じゃ足りない。
3. 彼の段取り有能すぎでしょ。

使い方ガイド

場面: social media, friends, workplace (casual), gaming

トーン: impressed, playfully exasperated

正しい言い方

• 一人で全部やったの？有能すぎ。 (You did all of this by yourself? Way too competent.)
• 有能すぎて頼りっぱなしだわ。 (You're so capable I keep relying on you.)

避ける言い方

• 上司に「有能すぎ」は評価しているように聞こえる (Telling your boss 'yūnō sugi' sounds like you're rating them)

よくある間違い

• Using 有能すぎ about a superior — it implies you are judging their competence from above

起源と歴史

From 有能 (competent/capable) + すぎ (too much, from すぎる). Part of the すぎ intensifier trend in casual Japanese. 有能 itself gained internet slang currency on 2chan and Twitter/X in the 2010s as a concise way to praise someone's competence.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s internet and social media culture

世代: Teens to 30s primarily

社会的背景: Internet culture, workplace casual

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. 有能 gained slang traction on 2chan and Twitter/X as a concise competence compliment.