| Kanji | 越 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | エツ、オツ |
| Kunyomi | こ.す、-こ.す、-ご.し、こ.える、-ご.え |
| Nanori | えち, えっ, お, こえ, こし, ごえ, ごし, ごや |
| English | surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam |
| Examples | 引っ越し(ひっこし): moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence 引っ越す(ひっこす): to move (house); to change residence 越す(こす): (1) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across (2) to go over (e.g. with audience) (3) to pass time (e.g. a winter) (4) to surpass; to be better than; to exceed (5) to move house (6) to go; to come 乗り越し(のりこし): riding past (one's station) 追い越す(おいこす): (1) to pass (e.g. car); to overtake (2) to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of; to outdistance 寄越す(よこす): (1) to send; to forward (2) to hand over (e.g. money) 優越(ゆうえつ): supremacy; predominance; being superior to |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 897 |
| Components | 走: run 戉: warrior; arms; savage; Ainu |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 走 |
| Radical Number | 156 |
| Radical Strokes | 7 |
| Radical Reading | はしる・そうにょう |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | surpass |
| Koohii Story 1 | The person in charge of running the parade surpassed all our expectations (by just a extra drop...). |
| Koohii Story 2 | The parade of runners are all trying to SURPASS each other - and they end up running all the way to Vietnam (note that this kanji is also used for the country of Vietnam). |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grades, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_directions_movement
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