過
過·pass, exceed, error
- On-yomi
- カ
- Kun-yomi
- すぎるすごすあやまち
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過ぎる | すぎる | to pass by; to be too much |
| 過去 | かこ | the past |
| 過ごす | すごす | to spend (time) |
| 通過 | つうか | passing through |
Example sentences
もう十時を過ぎました。
もうじゅうじをすぎました。
It's already past ten o'clock.
夏休みは家族と過ごすつもりです。
なつやすみはかぞくとすごすつもりです。
I plan to spend the summer holiday with my family.
過去のことはもう忘れましょう。
かこのことはもうわすれましょう。
Let's forget about the past now.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Mixing 過ぎる (intransitive, time passes) with 過ごす (transitive, to spend time)
- Reading 通過 as つうが instead of つうか
Memory aid
Picture it
A road (辶) that keeps going right past the corner — the moment slips by and is gone.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 過ごすすごすto spend (time)
- 過去かこpast
- 通過するつうかするto pass through, to get past
- 経過するけいかするto pass (time), elapse
- 通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto pass by, to go past
- 通過つうかpassing through, passing (a test, a bill)
- 過ぎるすぎるto pass, exceed
- 過程かていprocess
- 過信するかしんするto overtrust, to have too much confidence in
- 食べ過ぎるたべすぎるto overeat
- 働き過ぎるはたらきすぎるto overwork
- 過剰かじょうexcessive, surplus, too much
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