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越

Go Beyond
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingエツ、オツ
Kun readingこ.す、こ.える

Verbs with «越»

越える乗り越える越す引っ越す卓越する追い越す
  1. to cross over (e.g. mountain)
  2. to go across
  3. to get over (e.g. hardship)
  4. to pass time (e.g. a winter)
  5. to surpass

Popular Usage

引っ越す越す越える追い越す

Radicals and components

Radical走run
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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run · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mend · parade

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 413

Compound words

引っ越すひっこす
to move (house); to change residence
越すこす
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass
越えるこえる
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond
追い越すおいこす
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
引っ越しひっこし
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
乗り越えるのりこえる
to climb over; to get over; to cross (a mountain); to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount
越境えっきょう
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
越権えっけん
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
越冬えっとう
passing the winter; hibernation
越年えつねん
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; hibernation; playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game
上越じょうえつ
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
卓越たくえつ
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
超越ちょうえつ
transcendence; transcendency
越後えちご
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
越しごし
across; over; beyond; through; crossing
中越ちゅうえつ
Chūetsu (region in Niigata); China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
優越感ゆうえつかん
superiority complex; sense of superiority
呉越同舟ごえつどうしゅう
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
持ち越すもちこす
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
勝ち越しかちこし
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
乗り越すのりこす
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (a vehicle)
負け越しまけこし
having more losses than wins
乗り越しのりこし
riding past (one's station)
勝ち越すかちこす
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead; to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
引っ越してきたばかりだから、まだ部屋が殺風景なんだよ。ひっこす
I just moved in so my room is still quite bland.tatoeba
2011年の最初の月の利益も100万円を越えました。こえる
The revenues for the first month of 2011 exceed one million yen.tatoeba
彼は部下と馬を引き連れ雪山を越え暑い谷へといった。
He led his men and horses over snowy mountains and down into hot valleys.tatoeba
彼は馬にその垣を飛び越えさせた。
He jumped his horse over the fence.tatoeba
三事人に越えるなり。
He exceeded everyone in three ways.wiki
500グラムを越える量のマッチ
Matches which weigh more than 500 gramswiki
夏河を越すうれしさよ手に草履
The joy of crossing/a river in summer/sandals in handwiki
数十名を越す死者を出し京城を撤収、仁川に逃れた。
Several dozen people or more were killed, and the survivors withdrew from the capital and fled to Incheon.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Cross over. 走 (run) + 戉 (battle-axe) — getting over an obstacle. 越える — cross.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 越

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step