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Kanji Information Sheet for 過 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: excessive movement makes backbone pass mouth!
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #285 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #285 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 通り過ぎる [とおりすぎる]
(v1) to pass; to pass through [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通過 [つうか]
(n,vs) passage through; passing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過ごす [すごす]
(v5s,vt) to pass; to spend; to go through; to tide over [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過去 [かこ]
(n-adv,n) the past; bygone days; the previous [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 過失 [かしつ]
(n) (1) negligence; fault; (2) error; blunder; accident [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過剰 [かじょう]
(adj-na,n) excess; over- [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過程 [かてい]
(n) process [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過半数 [かはんすう]
(n) majority [K] [D] [Jisho] - 超過 [ちょうか]
(n,vs) excess; being more than [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 過疎 [かそ]
(n) depopulation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過多 [かた]
(adj-na,n) excess; superabundance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過密 [かみつ]
(adj-na,n) crowded [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過労 [かろう]
(n) overwork; strain [K] [D] [Jisho] - 経過 [けいか]
(n) passage; expiration; progress [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過ぎ [すぎ]
past; after [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過ち [あやまち]
(n) fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 昼過ぎ [ひるすぎ]
(n-adv,n-t) afternoon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過失致死 [かしつちし]
(n) involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide [K] [D] [Jisho] - 看過 [かんか]
(n) connivance; shutting one's eyes to [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過大 [かだい]
(adj-na,n) excessive; too much; unreasonable [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過渡 [かと]
(n) crossing; ferry; changing old to new [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過渡期 [かとき]
(n) transition period [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過度 [かど]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) excess; immoderation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過当 [かとう]
(adj-na,n) excessive; exorbitant [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過熱 [かねつ]
(n,vs) superheating; overheating [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝過ごす [ねすごす]
(v5s) to oversleep [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過敏 [かびん]
(adj-na,n) nervousness; oversensitivity [K] [D] [Jisho] - やり過ごす [やりすごす]
(v5s) to do too much; to let something (or somebody) go past [K] [D] [Jisho] - 見過ごす [みすごす]
(v5s) to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss [K] [D] [Jisho] - 一過 [いっか]
(n,vs) passing away [K] [D] [Jisho] - 行き過ぎ [いきすぎ]
(n) going to far; going to extremes [K] [D] [Jisho] - 行き過ぎる [いきすぎる]
(v1) to go too far; to go to extremes [K] [D] [Jisho] - 食べ過ぎる [たべすぎる]
(v1) to overeat [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過激 [かげき]
(adj-na,n) extreme; radical [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過言 [かごん]
(n) exaggeration; saying too much [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過酷 [かこく]
(adj-na,n) rigour; severity; cruelty; harsh [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.