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過去 (かこ): past — Japanese vocabulary

過去 is read かこ and means "past". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

過去

Reading
かこ · kako
Translation
past
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
かこが

Example

私たちは未来のために過去を学ぶ。

わたしたちはみらいのためにかこをまなぶ。

We study the past for the sake of the future.

Kanji in this word

  • 過 — pass, exceed
  • 去 — go away, last

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