Meanings
1
Used as a noun or suffix to indicate a time after a certain point, often in expressions like ～時過ぎ (past ~ o'clock).
Let's meet after three o'clock.
He bought his first car past forty.
2
usually written using kana alone
Attaches to the continuative form of verbs or to adjectives to express excessiveness. Usually written in kana.
I ate too much and my stomach hurts.
These shoes are too big.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉時過ぎa little after ~ o'clock
My friend came a little after three o'clock.
- 〈動詞〉過ぎtoo much ~ing (attached to a verb stem)
My stomach hurts from eating too much.
- 〈形容詞〉過ぎtoo (adjective) (attached to an adjective stem)
I think these clothes are too expensive.
Expressions· 8
- に過ぎないno more than; just; only; mere
- 過ぎたことpast events; bygones; water under the bridge
- 過ぎ来し方the past; bygone days · the path one has traveled; the direction one came from
- これもまた過ぎ去るthis too shall pass
- 信心過ぎて極楽を通り越すfaith is best in moderation; excessive devotion can backfire
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- 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れるonce the danger is past, one forgets the hardship
- 過ぎたるは及ばざるがごとしtoo much is as bad as too little; the last drop makes the cup run over
- 過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如しtoo much is as bad as too little; the last drop makes the cup run over