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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

285 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

Kunyomi: す.ぎる, す.ごす, あやま.ち, あやま.つ, よぎ.る, よ.ぎる

Onyomi: カ

Composition: 咼 辶

過

Radical

Radical: 辵

Reading: しんにょう

Meaning: walk

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

過去(かこ)   the past, bygone days

過程(かてい)   process [n.]

過労死(かろうし)   death from overwork

過渡期(かとき)   transition period

過保護(かほご)   excessive care

過剰な(かじょうな)   excessive

経過する(けいかする)   pass (time) [v.i.]

通過する(つうかする)   pass through [v.t.]

過ぎる(すぎる)   pass, go beyond [v.i.]

過ごす(すごす)   pass time [v.t.]

過つ(あやまつ)   err

過ち(あやまち)   fault, error, indiscretion

Onyomi Examples

過 (カ) surplus-, excess-, over-, per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

過激 (カゲキ) extreme (measure, idea, etc.), radical, violent (language), strenuous (exercise, work, etc.), excessive, (physically) demanding

看過 (カンカ) overlooking, turning a blind eye

輸出超過 (ユシュツチョウカ) excess of exports

Kunyomi Examples

過ぎる (すぎる) to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond, to pass (of time), to elapse, to have expired, to have ended, to be over, to exceed, to surpass, to be above, to be no more than ..., to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...

過ごす (すごす) to spend (time), to pass, to lead (a life), to live, to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol), to carry too far, to carry to excess, to take care of, to support, to overdo, to do too much, to ... without acting on it, to ... without getting involved

過ち (あやまち) fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas

過ちて改めざるこれを過ちという (あやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという) a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake

過つ (あやまつ) to err

過ぎる (よぎる) to go by, to cross, to pass by, to flash across

過ぎる (よぎる) to go by, to cross, to pass by, to flash across

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