越

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

Kun'yomi
  • こす
    		to cross over (e.g. mountain) ②to get over (e.g. hardship) ③to pass time (e.g. a winter) ④to surpass
  • -こす
  • -ごし
  • こえる
    		to cross over ②to exceed
  • -ごえ
On'yomi
  • エツ
    		Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE) ②Vietnam
  • オツ
Nanori
  • えち
  • えっ
  • お
  • こえ
  • ごえ
  • こし
  • ごし
  • ごや

Main Radical

走(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

こす-こす-ごしこえる-ごえ 78.2%
こしごし 11.1%
エツ 6.8%
こえごえ 2.6%
えち 1.0%
えっ 0.4%

Character Breakdown

surpass, cross over, move to
こ.す　こし　エツ (7th, N3)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
warrior, arms, savage
ジュウ　エツ　えびす (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

こ
越
　
え
　
る
to cross over ②to exceed
の
乗
　
り
こ
越
　
え
　
る
to climb over ②to surmount ③to surpass
こ
越
　
す
to cross over (e.g. mountain) ②to get over (e.g. hardship) ③to pass time (e.g. a winter) ④to surpass
えつ
越
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE) ②Vietnam
ひ
引
　
っ
こ
越
　
す
to move (house)
ひ
引
　
っ
こ
越
　
し
moving (dwelling, office, etc.)
お
追
　
い
こ
越
　
す
to pass (e.g. car) ②to surpass
　
お
こ
越
　
し
coming
と
飛
　
び
こ
越
　
え
　
る
to jump over
くり
繰
こし
越
きん
金
balance carried forward
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References

Unicode hex code 8D8A
JIS X 0208 1-17-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4542
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5851
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3314
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37110
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1073
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1756
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 393
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4n8.2
Four corner code 4380.5
De Roo Code 1470