Kanji

What does the kanji 過 mean?

過 means pass, cross; excess; fault. On'yomi カ. Kun'yomi す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ、よぎ.る、よ.ぎる.

Quick facts
On'yomi	カ
Kun'yomi	す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ、よぎ.る、よ.ぎる
Strokes	12
Main radical	辵
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

過On'yomi カKun'yomi す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ、よぎ.る、よ.ぎる

N3 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

pass, cross; excess; fault

Memory hook

Going (辶) too far past the limit — PASS, EXCEED, FAULT.

Main radical

辵walk, movement 7 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Common words

過ちあやまちmistake, error
過去かこthe past
過ぎるすぎるto pass (time); to exceed, to go too far
過ごすすごすto spend (time)

More words with this kanji

通過つうかpassing through, passage
過程かていprocess
通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto pass by, to go past
超過ちょうかexcess, exceeding (a limit)
過剰かじょうexcess, surplus
過失かしつnegligence, fault (through carelessness)
過半数かはんすうmajority (more than half)
経過けいかprogress, course (of events); elapsed time
過労かろうoverwork
過密かみつovercrowded, overly dense; jam-packed (schedule)
過疎かそdepopulation, sparse population

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