Memory phrase for the Kanji: 過
過
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Meaning
excessive, go beyond, overdo, exceed, error
Pronunciation
KA su giru , ayama chi
Explanation
Left: movement 辶, right: vertebrae (pictograph cf. 骨, bone/skeleton)
Mnemonic
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When the vertebrae move, an excessive overdo can be an error.
Radicals
辶
movement The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
骨
bone
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Vocabulary
過ぎる
すぎる
to pass, to go beyond, to exceed
6011
過ち
あやまち
fault, error, indiscretion
6013
過半数
かはんすう
majority
6016
過去
かこ
the past, bygone days, the previous
6017
過程
かてい
process
6021
過疎
かそ
depopulation
6020
過密
かみつ
crowded
6019
過失
かしつ
error, blunder, accident
6018
過労
かろう
overwork, strain
6015
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