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Kanji 越

12 strokes

Meaning

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

On'yomi
エツオツ
Kun'yomi
こす-こす-ごしこえる-ごえ
Strokes
12
JLPT
N3
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
4級
Frequency
#897 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Words with 越

  • 引っ越す

    ひっこす

    to move to a new place of residence

    N4
  • 越す

    こす

    to cross, to go over; to pass (time); to exceed; to move house

    N3
  • 越える

    こえる

    to exceed, to cross over, to cross

    N3
  • 引越し

    ひっこし

    moving, changing residence

    N3
  • 追い越す

    おいこす

    to pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstrip

    N2
  • 乗り越し

    のりこし

    riding past (one's station)

    N2
  • 引っ越し

    ひっこし

    moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence

    N2
  • 優越

    ゆうえつ

    supremacy, predominance, being superior to

    N1

Example sentences

  • 彼かれは東京とうきょうに引ひっ越こした。

    He moved to Tokyo.

  • 来月らいげつに引ひっ越こす予定よていです。

    I am moving next month.

  • 来週らいしゅう君くんに手紙てがみか電話でんわを寄越よこすよ。

    I'll write you or I'll phone you next week.

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