Word Meaning 山を越す

やまをこす yama o kosu

山を越す is read as やまをこす (yama o kosu) and means to surmount a difficulty.

Meaning

English

  1. to surmount a difficulty
  2. to go across a mountain

Reading

Kana

やまをこす

Romaji

yama o kosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 122999 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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山越え

やまごえ

crossing a mountain

山越し

やまごし

immediately after one's draw

山越しをする

やまごしをする

to cross a mountain

一山越す

ひとやまこす

to go over the hump

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山路

さんろ

mountain path

山吹

やまぶき

gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

山形

やまがた

Yamagata (city, prefecture)

山陽

さんよう

south side of a mountain

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)