Quick answer
過 is the kanji for "Exceed". Its reading is す.ぎる (sugiru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Exceed
Also : Error · Overdo · Go beyond
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 過 represents 'OVERDO'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of overdo.
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.
Vocabulary using 過
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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