Memory phrase for the Kanji: 過


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Meaning excessive, go beyond, overdo, exceed, error

Pronunciation

KA
sugiru, ayamachi

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: vertebrae (pictograph cf. 骨, bone/skeleton)

Mnemonic


 
When the vertebrae move, an excessive overdo can be an error.

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
bone
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 Vocabulary

過ぎる すぎる  to pass, to go beyond, to exceed
過ち あやまち  fault, error, indiscretion
過半数 かはんすう  majority
過去 かこ  the past, bygone days, the previous
過程 かてい  process
過疎 かそ  depopulation
過密 かみつ  crowded
過失 かしつ  error, blunder, accident
過労 かろう  overwork, strain


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