越

ONえつ

KUNこす、こえる、こし

Meanings

overcomecross overexceedmove (house/region)

How to remember

The left part `走` means 'run'. Imagine someone running and jumping **over** a hurdle (the right part, resembling an ancient axe) to **cross over** or **exceed** a limit.

Vocabulary

引っ越すひっこす

to move house

乗り越えるのりこえる

to get over, to overcome (a difficulty)

追い越すおいこす

to pass (another car), to overtake

年越しとしこし

New Year's Eve (literally, year crossing)

越えるこえる

to cross, to pass over

Related kanji

走超移渡過克