す.ぎる
sugiru
JLPT N312 strokesKanjiLevel 36 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

過 is the kanji for "Error / Overdo / Exceed". A common reading is す.ぎる (sugiru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Error / Overdo / Exceed

Also : Error · Overdo · Exceed · Go Beyond

Readings

kunす.ぎる/ sugirukunす.ぎ/ sugikunす.ごす/ sugosukunあやま.つ/ ayamatsukunあやま.ち/ ayamachikunよ.ぎる/ yogiruon/ ka

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 過 represents 'OVERDO'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of overdo.

Reading ·

On-reading: か — remember this sound by associating it with overdo. Kun-reading: す.ぎる.

Example Sentences

時間が過ぎるのが早いです。

じかんがすぎるのがはやいです。

Time passes quickly.

過去の失敗から学びましょう。

かこのしっぱいからまなびましょう。

Let's learn from past failures.

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