過 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- カ
- Kun
- す(ぎる)・す(ごす)・あやま(ち)
- Meaning
- to pass; exceed; error
Origin
⻌ "to go" plus 咼 "to bend off"; going too far — hence "to pass, to exceed," and also "a fault."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カ | 過度・過失・通過 |
|---|---|
| すぎる | 過ぎる・昼過ぎ |
| すごす | 過ごす |
| あやまつ | 過つ |
| あやまち | 過ち |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 過去かこ
the past
- 通過つうか
passing through
Example
夏休みを海で過ごした。
I spent the summer holiday at the sea.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)