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越 - Cross Over
Think of 年を越す on New Year's: a Hakone Ekiden Run athlete charges across the line wearing a shining promotion sash to Cross Over into the next rank. The on-yomi Etsu appears in old provinces Echigo and Echizen written with 越, a tidy reminder this kanji means to go beyond.
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越 - Cross Over
Index #1248
Grade 7
12 strokes
JLPT Level: N3
Readings: エツ, こ・す, こ・える
Kanji Primes
Compound Kanji

Common Vocab

こえる 越える
to go over, to go across, to go beyond
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おいこす 追い越す
to outrun, to overtake
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ひっこす 引っ越す
to move (to a new house, etc.), to change quarters
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のりこし 乗り越し
riding past one's stop
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のりこえる 乗り越える
to overcome, to get over
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こす 越す
to go over, to surmount
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