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The kanji 過: meaning, readings and stroke order
過
- Meaning
- pass, too much
- On reading
- カ ka
- Kun reading
- す（ぎる） sugiru、す（ごす） sugosu、あやま（つ） ayamatsu、あやま（ち） ayamachi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辵 walk
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- đi qua, quá (quá)
- Japanese
- とおりすぎる。すぎる。
- Korean
- 지나다, 지나치다 (과)
- Chinese
- 经过、过度 (过)
Readings, words and example sentences
カ ka · on reading
通過
passing through (without stopping)
急行は この 駅を 通過します。
The express train passes this station without stopping.
す（ぎる） sugiru · kun reading
過ぎる
to pass, to be past
約束の 時間を 過ぎました。
It's already past the time we agreed on.
す（ごす） sugosu · kun reading
過ごす
to spend (time)
夏休みは 田舎で 過ごします。
I spend summer vacation in the countryside.
あやま（つ） ayamatsu · kun reading · less common
過つ
to go wrong, to make a mistake
人は 道を 過つ ことも あります。
People sometimes take the wrong path in life.
あやま（ち） ayamachi · kun reading · less common
過ち
mistake, fault
同じ 過ちを くり返しません。
I won't make the same mistake again.
Practise writing 過 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 過 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 5 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.