経る (へる, heru) Japanese meaning: pass | Kotomora

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経る · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	経へる	経へない
Polite	経へます	経へません
Past polite	経へました	経へませんでした
Past	経へた	経へなかった
Te-form	経へて	経へないで
Desire	経へたい	経へたくない
Potential	経へられるalso 経へれる	経へられないalso 経へれない
Passive	経へられる	経へられない
Causative	経へさせる	経へさせない
Causative passive	経へさせられる	経へさせられない
Volitional	経へよう
Polite volitional	経へましょう
Imperative	経へろ	経へるな
Conditional	経へれば	経へなければ
Tara conditional	経へたら	経へなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

pass; elapse; go by

Used for time passing or a period elapsing. The subject is the time or period itself.

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Grammar

を経へてThrough; after passing throughN1

Kanji

経sutra, longitude, pass thru
歴curriculum, continuation, passage of time

Related words· 8

過すぎるN4sense 1
過ぎる is the everyday word for time passing, while 経る is more formal and often used for longer periods or abstract processes.
通とおるN4sense 2
通る means to physically pass through a place, while 経る can describe passing through abstract stages or processes as well as physical space.
経けい験けんN4sense 3
経験する is the common verb for experiencing something, while 経る is a more literary way to express having gone through an experience, often as ~を経て.
経けい過かN2sense 1
経過する is a formal, often technical term for time or a process elapsing, while 経る is a literary verb used in similar contexts, especially in ~を経て.

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通つう過かN3sense 2
通過する specifically means to pass through a checkpoint, stage, or exam, while 経る is a broader literary verb for passing through places or processes.
経けい由ゆN3
経る is a verb meaning 'to pass through' or 'to go via', while 経由 is the noun form used in phrases like ～を経由して to describe a route or intermediary.
踏ふむN4
経る means to pass through or undergo a process in a general, neutral way, whereas 踏む specifically emphasizes following required steps or procedures, as in 手続きを踏む.

Don't confuse with

減へるN4
減る (へる) means 'to decrease', while 経る (へる) is a different verb meaning 'to pass through (time, a place, a process)'; they are homophones with unrelated meanings.

Word family

程ほど経へて
a while later; after some time
経へ巡めぐる
travel about; wander; roam
経へ上あがる
rise; go up; ascend

Written forms

経へるUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
へるUsage9%
歴へるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 経る is strongly preferred.

Etymology

The kanji 経 carries meanings of 'passage' and 'experience'. The verb へる is a native Japanese intransitive verb. The historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since Old Japanese.

経へる

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