Memory phrase for the Kanji: 過


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Meaning

excessive, go beyond, overdo, exceed, error

Pronunciation

KA
sugiru, ayamachi

Explanation

Left: movement , right: vertebrae (pictograph cf. , 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
 経過  けいか  passage, expiration, progress
 超過  ちょうか  excess/being more than
 通り過ぎる  とおりすぎる  to pass/to pass through
 通過  つうか  passage through/passing
 過ごす  すごす  to pass/to spend/to go through/to tide over


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