Word Meaning 過去

かこ kako

過去 is read as かこ (kako) and means one's past (that one would prefer remained secret).

Meaning

English

  1. one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
  2. previous life
  3. the past
  4. bygone days
  5. past (tense)
  6. preterit
  7. preterite

Reading

Kana

かこ

Romaji

kako

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 将来,未来 Related Words 現在,未来,消す,消えない,消せない,消える Rank 2914 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

過去は過去

かこはかこ

the past is the past

過去最大

かこさいだい

largest ever

過去時制

かこじせい

past tense

過去最高

かこさいこう

highest ever

過去問題集

かこもんだいしゅう

past (exam) question collection

過去最多

かこさいた

highest ever (number of)

過去生

かこせい

one's previous life

過去進行形

かこしんこうけい

past progressive form

過去問

かこもん

past (exam) question collection

過去作

かこさく

past work (book, film, etc.)

過去最少

かこさいしょう

fewest ever

Example Sentences

10

かこはかえられない。

The past cannot be changed.

It's in the past.

You can't erase the past.

History deals with the past.

It's all in the past.

But where are the snows of olden days?

Let bygones be bygones.

I abandoned my past.

He has a checkered past.

I don't care about your past.