Memory phrase for the character: 過

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


 
(Vigorous movements can cause a herniated disc.) When the vertebrae move, an excessive overdo can be an error.

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus with the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
骨 bone




 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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