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Kanji Detail for 過 - "to exceed, to pass, to spend"

過

  • Meaning

    過 means "to exceed, to pass, to spend."

    1. Pass - To go by; to move past.

    2. Exceed - To go beyond limits; to surpass.

    3. Spend - To pass time; to live through.

    4. Error - A mistake; a fault.

    5. Blame - To find fault with; to criticize.

  • Words using 過

    • 過去 かこ Listen the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
    • 過程 かてい Listen process; course; mechanism
    • 過半数 かはんすう Listen majority
    • 経過 けいか Listen passage (of time); elapsing; lapse
    • 過激 かげき Listen extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)
    • 通過 つうか Listen passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
    • 過ぎ すぎ Listen past; after; too (much)
    • 過剰 かじょう Listen excess; surplus; superabundance

  • Four-character idioms with 過

    • 過小評価 かしょうひょうか Listen underestimation; undervaluation
    • 台風一過 たいふういっか Listen clear weather after a typhoon has passed
    • 改過自新 かいかじしん Listen changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start; turning over a new leaf
    • 過剰防衛 かじょうぼうえい Listen excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
    • 過大評価 かだいひょうか Listen overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
    • 過当競争 かとうきょうそう Listen excessive competition

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    • Verified meaning: to exceed, to pass, to spend
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すぐる, まさる)

    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 過

    Surnames 過(すぐる)Listen 過(まさる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    overdo; exceed; go beyond; error

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pass, pass through, go across

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Guo

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    pass; to go across, to pass through

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

    To exceed. Such as 過頭 (excessive), 過度 (excessive). "Analects" says "Going too far is as bad as not going far enough." | Mistakes in action. Also the meaning of going too far and being inappropriate. Such as 改過 (correct mistakes), 文過 (cover up mistakes). | What has passed is called 過. Such as saying 過去未來 (past and future). | To pass through. Meaning passing through a place. Such as saying 過門不入 (passing by the door without entering).

  • Onyomi

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    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

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    ayama.chi(あやま-ち) あやま-ち

    ayamatsu(あやま-つ) あやま-つ

    su.giru(す-ぎる) す-ぎる

    su.gosu(す-ごす) す-ごす

    yogi.ru(よぎ-る) よぎ-る

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to pass to exceed to spend age apologize blame error fault live mistake overdo past blunder expire flaw overstep surplus excessive transgression

Sentences including 過

  • We spent the day in the open air.

  • He overslept this morning.

  • How have you been?

  • Two weeks went by.

  • She had a happy childhood.

  • Make the most of your college life.

  • We had a good time last night.

  • How wonderful a time we have had !

  • They had a lovely time together.

  • I think you've gone too far.

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