過

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ:ぎる・すごす・あやま

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 辶(しんにょう)

Meaning

Pass / Exceed / Spend (Time) / Mistake

  • 過去かこ — the past
  • ぎる — to pass; to exceed
  • ごす — to spend (time)
  • 通過つうか — passage; transit
  • 過失かしつ — error; fault
  • 過度かど — excess; immoderation
  • 過剰かじょう — surplus; over-
  • 過労かろう — overwork

過 combines 咼 (phonetic) with 辶 (movement), suggesting going past a point or exceeding limits—often in time or quantity.

ときぎるのは はやい。
Time passes quickly.

なつうみごしたい。
I want to spend summer by the sea.

通
Creates
通過つうか — passage; transit
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