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越 · surpass, cross over

越 is a kanji meaning surpass, cross over, move to, exceed. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • エツetsu
  • オツotsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • こすkosu
  • -こす-kosu
  • -ごし-goshi
  • こえるkoeru
  • -ごえ-goe

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 越 · 7 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 越
WordReadingMeaningLevel
引っ越すひっこすto move to a new place of residenceN4
越えるこえるto exceed, to cross over, to crossN3
越すこすto go over (e.g., with audience)N3
引っ越しひっこしmoving, changing residenceN3
追い越すおいこすto pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstripN2
乗り越しのりこしriding past (one's station)N2
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More words that use 越
WordReadingMeaningLevel
優越ゆうえつsupremacy, predominance, being superior toN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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