# 過 — pass; exceed; mistake

過 means “pass; exceed; mistake”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka). Kun'yomi: す(ぎる) (sugiru), あやま(ち) (ayamachi). You'll see it in words such as 過ぎ (sugi, “past; after”).

- Meaning: pass; exceed; mistake
- On'yomi: カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi: す(ぎる) (sugiru), あやま(ち) (ayamachi)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 過

A road (辶) with a crooked (咼) turn: you've gone too far.

Parts: 咼 crooked · 辶 road

## Words with 過

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 過ぎ | すぎ (sugi) | past; after |
| 過ち | あやまち (ayamachi) | fault; error |
| 過ごす | すごす (sugosu) | to spend; to pass |

## Don't confuse it with

[週](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/week/) · [違](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/differ/) · [追](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chase/) · [禍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/misfortune/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[経](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/go-through/) · [参](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/participate/) · [過](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pass/) · [訪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/visit/) · [追](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chase/) · [落](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fall/)

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