過 — overdo, exceed, go beyond

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• か ka

Kun'yomi

• す.ぎる su.giru
• -す.ぎる -su.giru
• -す.ぎ -su.gi
• す.ごす su.gosu
• あやま.つ ayama.tsu
• あやま.ち ayama.chi
• よ.ぎる yo.giru

Words that use 過

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 過ぎ すぎ past JLPT N5
• 過ぎる すぎる to pass through JLPT N4
• 過ごす すごす to spend (time) JLPT N3
• 過去 かこ the past JLPT N3
• 過程 かてい process JLPT N3
• 通過 つうか passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.) JLPT N3
• 通り過ぎる とおりすぎる to go past JLPT N3
• 過失 かしつ accident (caused by negligence) JLPT N2
• 過剰 かじょう excess JLPT N2
• 過半数 かはんすう majority JLPT N2