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Kanji 過: meaning "pass, exceed", readings, stroke order

The kanji 過 means "pass, exceed". On'yomi: カ; kun'yomi: すぎる、すごす、あやまつ、あやまち. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
pass, exceed
On'yomi
カ
Kun'yomi
すぎるすごすあやまつあやまち
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 過

  • 過ぎる すぎる — to exceed, to go beyond
  • 過ごす すごす — to pass, to spend (time)
  • 過去 かこ — past
  • 通過 つうか — passage through, passing
  • 通り過ぎる とおりすぎる — to pass, to pass through
  • 過程 かてい — Process
  • 過疎化 かそか — Rural depopulation
  • ～過ぎる ～すぎる — too much ~
  • 過失 かしつ — error, mistake, negligence
  • 過剰 かじょう — excess, over-
  • 過半数 かはんすう — majority
  • 超過 ちょうか — excess, being more than

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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