Kanji

過

過

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すぎる, -すぎる, -すぎ, すごす, あやまつ, あやまち, よぎる

Common Readings

カ, あやま…ち, あやま…つ, す…ぎる, す…ごす

Example sentences

過ぎる すぎる
楽しい時間はあっという間に過ぎる。

Fun times pass in the blink of an eye.

あくまで あくまで
これはあくまで一つの例に過ぎない。

This is strictly just one example.

過ごす すごす
休日は家族とのんびり過ごすのが好きだ。

I like to spend holidays relaxing with my family.

元気 げんき
毎日しっかり食べて、元気に過ごしましょう。

Let's eat well every day and stay healthy.

過去 かこ
過去の失敗を振り返ります。

Looking back on past failures.

恨む うらむ
いつまでも過去を恨んでいても、何も始まらない。

Even if you hold a grudge against the past forever, nothing will start.

過ぎ すぎ
彼はもう四十過ぎだが、とても若く見える。

He is already over forty, but he looks very young.

通り過ぎる とおりすぎる
突然の夕立が通り過ぎ、空に虹がかかった。

A sudden evening shower passed by, and a rainbow appeared in the sky.

振り ふり
彼は聞こえない振りをして、そのまま通り過ぎた。

He pretended not to hear and just passed by.

経過 けいか
手術後の経過は良好です。

The progress after the surgery is good.

Example Vocabulary

過ぎる

すぎる

to pass; to exceed; to go past

過ごす

すごす

to spend (time); to pass (time); to live

過去

かこ

the past; previous times

過ぎ

すぎ

past; after; over

通り過ぎる

とおりすぎる

to pass by; to go past

経過

けいか

passage of time; progress; course of events

に過ぎない

にすぎない

no more than; merely; just

通過

つうか

passage; transit; passing; approval

過程

かてい

process; course; mechanism

過剰

かじょう

excess; surplus; overabundance

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