Which of すぎる or 過ぎる is more proper to use?

[rilynch37]

Hi again. I have come across すぎる in my studies which means in excess or too much. For example: 早く起きすぎました。(I got up too early.) I am just wondering the more common or more correct way to write すぎる as? Should I write it in kana or should I use 過ぎる? I tried looking at various sources and there seems to be a mixture of both usages, so maybe it's just a matter of preference? Thanks in advance! -リック (Rick)

[community.japanese]

リックさん、
you're right; when すぎる is used as auxiliary, it can be written in either way.
The meaning matches to the kanji, so it can be written in kanji, but auxiliary verbs are often written in hiragana
as well. It's controversial.
I personally don't agree with too many kanji writings as correct way, so I sometimes use hiragana on purpose.
There's no strict rule (or guideline) about usage of kanji, so you can see the sentence balance, I suppose.
Hope it helps!

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com

[rilynch37]

奈津子さん、I decided to add 3 sentences without the Kanji and one with just in case I run into it somewhere. Thanks for you input!

[community.japanese]

リックさん、
you're very welcome! Anytime

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com