Memory phrase for the Kanji: 越

越

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Meaning cross over, pass. exceed

Pronunciation

ETSU
koeru/su

Explanation

From left: run/rush 走 (On the earth 土 feet 足 must run.), a limitation レ, halberd 戈

Mnemonic
 
(At the pole vault:) Run to the limitation レ with your halberd (= the pole) to cross over.

Radicals

走 run
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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 Vocabulary

引っ越す ひっこす  to move, to change residence
乗り越し のりこし  riding past (one's station)
優越 ゆうえつ  supremacy, predominance, being superior to
引越し ひっこし  moving (house, office, etc.), changing residence
越える こえる  to exceed, cross over, to pass through
越す こす  to cross over (mountain), to go over
追い越す おいこす  to pass (e.g. car), to outdistance, to outstrip

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