過

Meaning

過 centers on going past a limit: exceeding, overdoing, or passing beyond what is normal, which naturally leads to mistakes or errors.

• 過ぎるすぎる
  N4

  to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond

• 過去かこ
  N3

  the past; bygone days

• 過ごすすごす
  N4

  to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live

• 経過けいか
  N2

  passage (of time); elapsing; lapse

• 通過つうか
  N3

  passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit

• 過程かてい
  N2

  process; course; mechanism

• 過激かげき

  extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)

• 過剰かじょう
  N2

  excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

• 過度かど

  excessive; immoderate

• 過酷かこく
  N1

  severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

• 過ちあやまち
  N1

  fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

• 過失かしつ
  N2

  accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder

• 過疎かそ
  N1

  underpopulation; low population density; depopulation

• 過半数かはんすう
  N2

  majority

• 過労かろう
  N1

  overwork; strain

• 超過ちょうか
  N2

  excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over

• 過言かごん

  exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much

• 行き過ぎいきすぎ
  N1

  going too far; going to extremes

• 過大かだい
  N1

  excessive; too much; unreasonable

• 過敏かびん

  nervousness; oversensitivity

• 一過いっか

  passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past

• 過多かた
  N1

  excess; surplus; superabundance

• 昼過ぎひるすぎ
  N2

  just past noon; afternoon

• 過熱かねつ

  overheating; excessive heating

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