“Surplus-” or “Excess-” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “過”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “過” means “Failure”, “Superfluous” or “Wrongdoing” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “過”
Jouyou Kanji “過” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 12 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | か(ka) |
| Kun-Yomi | す(ぎる)(su(giru)) |
| あやま(ち)(ayama(chi)) | |
| とが(toga) | |
| よぎ(る)(yogi(ru)) | |
| Meanings | Pass, Pass by |
| Spend, Get along | |
| Go beyond, Go too far | |
| Time passes | |
| Error, Mistake, Fault |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “過”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 過雨(かう-ka u) | Passing rain, Rain shower, Sudden shower |
| 過客(かかく-ka ka ku) | Traveler, Tourist |
| 過雁(かがん-ka ga n) | Flying goose |
| 過激(かげき-ka ge ki) | Extreme, Violent, Radical, Strenuous (exercise, work etc), Excessive |
| 過言(かげん or かごん-ka ge n (or) ka go n) | ① Exaggeration, Overstatement, Saying too much, ② Misstatement, Slip of the tongue, Gaffe |
| 過去(かこ-ka ko) | Past, Past times, Yesteryear |
| 過去帳(かこちょう-ka ko cho u) | Family register of deaths, Death register |
| 過誤(かご-ka go) | Mistake, Error, Fault |
| 過酷(かこく-ka ko ku) | Harsh, Unmerciful, Merciless, Severity |
| 過失(かしつ-ka shi tsu) | Fault, Mistake, Error, Negligence |
| 過日(かじつ-ka ji tsu) | Past day, The other day, Some days ago |
| 過小(かしょう-ka sho u) | Too small |
| 過少(かしょう-ka sho u) | Too few, Too little, Insufficient |
| 過賞(かしょう-ka sho u) | Excessive praise, Undeserved praise |
| 過剰(かじょう-ka jo u) | Excess, Surplus, Superabundance, Overabundance |
| 過食(かしょく-ka sho ku) | Overeating, Hyperphagia, Polyphagia, Polyphagy, Bulimia |
| 過信(かしん-ka shi n) | Overconfidence, Trusting too much |
| 過多(かた-ka ta) | Excess, superabundance, Too much, Surplus, Superabundance |
| 過大(かだい-ka da i) | Excessive, Exaggerated, Overweening |
| 過重(かちょう or かじゅう-ka cho u (or) ka ju u) | Deadweight, Too heavy (burden, workload etc), Excess weight, Overweight |
| 過程(かてい-ka te i) | Process, Course, Mechanism |
| 過渡(かと-ka to) | Transient, Transient state |
| 過度(かど-ka do) | Too much, Excessive, Immoderate |
| 過当(かとう-ka to u) | Excessive, Unreasonable, Inordinate, Undue |
| 過熱(かねつ-ka ne tsu) | Superheating, Overheating |
| 過半(かはん-ka ha n) | Majority, Greater part |
| 過半数(かはんすう-ka ha n su u) | Majority, Absolute majority |
| 過般(かはん-ka ha n) | Some time ago, Recently, The other day |
| 過敏(かびん-ka bi n) | Sentience, Supersensitivity, Erethism |
| 過不及(かふきゅう-ka fu kyu u) | Excess or deficiency |
| 過不足(かぶそく-ka bu so ku) | Excess or deficiency, Too much or too little |
| 過分(かぶん-ka bu n) | Unreasonable, Excessive, Inordinate, Undue |
| 過料(かりょう-ka ryo u) | Administrative fine, Correctional fine, Nonpenal fine |
| 過労(かろう-ka ro u) | Overwork, Over fatigue, Overstrain |
| 過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し(すぎたるはおよばざるがごとし-su gi ta ru wa o yo ba za ru ga go to shi) | Too much is as bad as too little, Never too much of anything, More than enough is too much |
| 一過(いっか-i kka) | Transient, Passing |
| 経過(けいか-ke i ka) | Process, Course, Progress, Passing |
| 罪過(ざいか-za i ka) | Offense, Fault, Sin, Law-breaking, Crime, Criminal offence |
| 小過(しょうか-sho u ka) | Slight mistake |
| 大過(たいか-ta i ka) | Serious error, Gross mistake, Serious blunder, Grave fault |
| 超過(ちょうか-cho u ka) | Excess, Being more than, Overabundance, Surfeit |
| 通過(つうか-tsu u ka) | Passage, Transit, Transfusion |
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