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Kanji: 過

KANJI
過
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
すぎる
すごす
あやまつ
あやまち
よぎる
 ON 音 
カ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
⻍(⻌)
Radical name:
しんにょう
Meaning:
Overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
過(す)ぎる
to exceed
N3
過去(かこ)
the past, bygone days, the previous
N3
過(す)ごす
to pass, to spend, to go through, to tide over
N3
通過(つうか)
passage through, passing
N3
通(とお)り過(す)ぎる
to pass, to pass through
N2
過失(かしつ)
error, blunder, accident
N2
過剰(かじょう)
excess, over-
N2
過程(かてい)
process
N2
過半数(かはんすう)
majority
N2
超過(ちょうか)
excess, being more than
N1
過(あやま)ち
fault, error, indiscretion
N1
過疎(かそ)
depopulation
N1
過多(かた)
excess, superabundance
N1
過密(かみつ)
crowded
N1
過労(かろう)
overwork, strain
N1
経過(けいか)
passage, expiration, progress
N1
過(す)ぎ
past, after
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