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過

overdo
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingす.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ、よぎ.る、よ.ぎる
JōyōGrade 5
  1. to pass through
  2. to pass by
  3. to go beyond
  4. to pass (of time)
  5. to elapse

Popular Usage

過ぎる過去過ごす過失過剰過程過半数過ち過疎過多過密過労

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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jawbone · joint · hood (冂) · mouth (口) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1389

Compound words

過ぎるすぎる
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (of time); to elapse
過去かこ
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit
過ごすすごす
to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption)
過失かしつ
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
過剰かじょう
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
過程かてい
process; course; mechanism
過半数かはんすう
majority
過ちあやまち
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
過疎かそ
underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
過多かた
excess; surplus; superabundance
過密かみつ
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested
過労かろう
overwork; strain
経過けいか
passage (of time); elapsing; lapse; progress; development
一過いっか
passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past
過ぎすぎ
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
過激かげき
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive
過言かごん
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue
過大かだい
excessive; too much; unreasonable
過渡かと
crossing; ferry; transient; changing old to new
過度かど
excessive; immoderate
過当かとう
excessive; exorbitant
過熱かねつ
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
過敏かびん
nervousness; oversensitivity
看過かんか
overlooking; turning a blind eye

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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