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Kanji Detail for 越 - "to cross"

越

  • Meaning

    越 means "to cross." Also associated with to distance, to fall.

    1. To cross - To go over; to surpass; to exceed.

    2. To distance - To move away; to be far; roundabout.

    3. To fall - To stumble.

    4. To scatter - To disperse; to spread out.

    5. Yue - A state name from the Spring and Autumn period.

    6. Hokuriku - An old name for the Hokuriku region of Japan.

    7. Vietnam - An abbreviation for "Vietnam."

  • Words using 越

    • 勝ち越し かちこし Listen having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
    • 越える こえる Listen to cross over; to cross; to pass through
    • 上越 じょうえつ Listen area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
    • 引っ越し ひっこし Listen moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
    • 持ち越す もちこす Listen to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off
    • 越し ごし Listen across; over; beyond
    • 中越 ちゅうえつ Listen Chūetsu (region in Niigata); China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
    • 越境 えっきょう Listen crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression

  • Four-character idioms with 越

    • 呉越同舟 ごえつどうしゅう Listen bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
    • 越権行為 えっけんこうい Listen exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities

  • Tattoo check: 越

    • Verified meaning: to cross
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えち, えつ, えつる, おち)
    • Also carries these associations: to distance, to fall

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 越

    Given names 越(えつ)Listen 越(えつる)Listen 越(こゆる)Listen 越(まさる)Listen

    Surnames 越(えち)Listen 越(おち)Listen 越(こえ)Listen 越(こし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    surpass; cross over; move to; exceed; Vietnam

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    exceed, go beyond; the more ...

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to exceed, to surpass, to transcend

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To cross over. Such as saying 度量相越 (differing in capacity). Meaning people's aspirations are not equal. Commonly things that are more extreme are also called 越. | To fall. Such as saying 隕越 (fall). Meaning to lose or fail in matters. | To disperse. To emit. Such as saying 精神放越 (spirit released), 聲音清越 (voice clear and penetrating), etc. Commonly the fluttering of flags, the flickering of light, are all called 越. | An ancient state name. That is, 於越. Descendants of Shao Kang of Xia. Enfeoffed at Kuaiji. At the end of the Spring and Autumn period, they destroyed Wu. Held all of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and part of Shandong. Later destroyed by Chu. Today the old Shaoxing Prefecture is called 越. | In ancient times, the Jiang, Zhe, Min, and Yue regions were inhabited by the Yue people. Called 百越 (Hundred Yue). Such as 於越 in Zhejiang, 閩越 in Fujian, 揚越 in Jiangxi, 南越 in Guangdong, 駱越 in Vietnam. All are Hundred Yue. Also written as 粵. | A country name. Abbreviation for the People's Republic of Vietnam.

  • Onyomi

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    etsu(エツ) エツ

    otsu(オツ) オツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    go.e(ご-え) ご-え

    go.shi(ご-し) ご-し

    ko.eru(こ-える) こ-える

    ko.su(こ-す) こ-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    走 (hashiru・sonyo)

  • Related Keywords

    to cross to distance to fall far away vietnam yue hokuriku wordy climb over surpass go above outdo outstrip overtake surmount exceed disperse scatter stumble top transcend

Sentences including 越

  • He moved to new york , where he looked for a job.

  • The room is ready for us to move into.

  • They moved here three years ago.

  • Lost in thought , i missed my stop.

  • Please come to my house by all means.

  • They moved to a new house.

  • I look forward to your next visit.

  • There is only one pass over the mountain.

  • We moved to new york last fall.

  • I was able to see him coming through the window.

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