Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 過


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Meaning

excessive, go beyond, overdo, exceed, error

Pronunciation

KA
sugiru, ayamachi

Explanation

Left: movement , right: vertebrae (pictograph cf. , bone/skeleton)

Mnemonic

When the vertebrae move, an excessive overdo can be an error.

Radicals

movement(The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou )
bone
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Vocabulary

過ぎる すぎる to pass, to go beyond, to exceed
過ち あやまち fault/error/indiscretion
過半数 かはんすう majority
過去 かこ the past/bygone days/the previous
経過 けいか passage, expiration, progress
超過 ちょうか excess/being more than
通り過ぎる とおりすぎる to pass/to pass through
通過 つうか passage through/passing
過ごす すごす to pass/to spend/to go through/to tide over


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