Kanji

越

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

走部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エツ, オツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こす, -こす, -ごし, こえる, -ごえ

Nanori (Name Reading)

お, こえ, こし

Common Readings

エツ, こ…える, こ…す

Example sentences

越える こえる
山を越えて、次の村へ向かった。

Crossing the mountain, we headed for the next village.

跳ぶ とぶ
選手は高く跳んで、見事にハードルを越えた。

The athlete jumped high and cleared the hurdle brilliantly.

乗り越える のりこえる
私たちは力を合わせて困難を乗り越えた。

We worked together to overcome the difficulties.

これまで これまで
これまで多くの困難を乗り越えてきた。

I have overcome many difficulties until now.

越し ごし
窓越しに外の景色を眺める。

I look at the scenery outside through the window.

引っ越す ひっこす
来月、新しいアパートに引っ越す予定です。

I plan to move to a new apartment next month.

東京 とうきょう
彼は仕事のために東京へ引っ越した。

He moved to Tokyo for work.

越す こす
気温が30度を越した

The temperature exceeded 30 degrees.

度 ど
彼は冗談の度を越してしまった。

He overstepped the bounds of the joke.

通り越す とおりこす
寒さを通り越して、痛いくらいだ。

It was so cold it went beyond being cold and actually hurt.

Example Vocabulary

越える

こえる

to cross; to go over; to exceed

乗り越える

のりこえる

to overcome; to surmount; to get over

越し

ごし

through; over; across

引っ越す

ひっこす

to move (house); to relocate

越す

こす

to cross; to exceed; to move house

通り越す

とおりこす

to go past; to go beyond; to exceed

お越し

おこし

coming; visiting (honorific)

寄越す

よこす

to send; to hand over; to pass (to me)

飛び越える

とびこえる

to jump over; to leap over; to surpass

引っ越し

ひっこし

moving (house); relocation

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