Onyomi: カ · Kunyomi: あやま.ち, あやま.つ, す.ぎる, す.ごす, よ.ぎる, よぎ.る · Meanings: error, exceed, go beyond, overdo
Kanji for error, exceed, go beyond, overdo
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過 is formed from 辶, the “movement” or “walk” radical, on the left, and 咼 (originally meaning “enclosure” or “container”) on the right. The character originally depicted moving or traveling past a place or barrier. From this image, 過 came to mean to pass, go beyond, exceed, or make a mistake (as in going too far).
過 shows movement (辶) past a boundary or limit (咼), meaning to pass, exceed, or go beyond.
Imagine walking along a path (辶) and going past a gate or boundary (咼). That act of passing by is 過.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 過 | か | surplus-, excess-, over- | Prefix |
| 過去 | かこ | the past, bygone days | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 過失 | かしつ | accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 過ぎる | すぎる | to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 過ごす | すごす | to spend (time), to pass, to lead (a life), to live | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 過程 | かてい | process, course, mechanism | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 過半数 | かはんすう | majority | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 過剰 | かじょう | excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 過ぎ | すぎ | past, after | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 過ち | あやまち | fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas | common JLPT-N1 Noun |