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越

Kanji 越: meaning "Surpass, Cross Over, Move To", readings, stroke order

The kanji 越 means "Surpass, Cross Over, Move To". On'yomi: エツ; kun'yomi: こす、こえる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Surpass, Cross Over, Move To
On'yomi
エツ
Kun'yomi
こすこえる
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 越

  • 引っ越す ひっこす — to move to a new place of residence
  • 引っ越し ひっこし — Moving (house)
  • 乗り越える のりこえる — To overcome
  • 追い越す おいこす — To overtake
  • 越える こえる — to exceed, to cross over, to cross
  • 越す こす — to go over (e.g., with audience)
  • 乗り越し のりこし — riding past (one's station)
  • 超越 ちょうえつ — Transcendence / surpassing
  • 優越 ゆうえつ — supremacy, predominance, being superior to

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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