What does kanji 越 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 越 is surpass.

How is kanji 越 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 越 are こ.す, -こ.す, -ご.し, こ.える, -ご.え; the onyomi readings are エツ, オツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 越?

The main radical for kanji 越 is 走.

What words use kanji 越?

Example words that use kanji 越 include 越す, 越年, 越権, 越し.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 4

越

Meaning

Kanji 越

surpass

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: こ.す-こ.す-ご.しこ.える-ご.え
Onyomi 音読み: エツオツ
Nanori 名乗り: えちえっおこえこしごえごしごや

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #897
Strokes: 12
Radical: 走
Components: 土 • 戈 • 走
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 戉 • 狘 • 泧 • 鉞 • 怴 • 㞽 • 眓

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 217 entries that include this kanji.

越す

こす

to get over (e.g. hardship)

越年

えつねん

playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game

越権

えっけん

going beyond authority

越し

ごし

throughout (a period of time)

越境

えっきょう

crossing a border (illegally)

越後

えちご

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter

越え

ごえ

(crossing) over ...

越幾斯

エキス

extract (of plants, meat, etc.)

越僑

えっきょう

overseas Vietnamese

越境入学

えっきょうにゅうがく

gaining admission into a school in a school district other than one's own

越権行為

えっけんこうい

exceeding one's authority

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は私の予想を越えた。

he surpassed my expectations.

この橋を越えると駅があります。

once you cross this bridge, there is a station.

今年の売上は一億円を越えた。

this year's sales exceeded one hundred million yen.

来月、家族で東京に引っ越します。

next month, i will move to tokyo with my family.

彼は国境を越えて逃げた。

he fled across the border.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.