Godan verb

  1. to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across.
  2. to get over (e.g. hardship).
  3. to pass time (e.g. a winter).
  4. to surpass, to be better than, to exceed. Often 超す.
  5. to move house.
  6. to go, to come. Honorific or respectful language.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
越す こす
 
超す こす

Contained Kanji 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)