越 : Surpass

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Components:

走戉

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

On 'yomi:

エツ(etsu) オツ(otsu)

Kun 'yomi:

こ.す(ko.su) -こ.す(ko.su) -ご.し(go.shi) こ.える(ko.eru) -ご.え(go.e)

Nanori:

えち(echi) えっ(e) お(o) こえ(koe) こし(koshi) ごえ(goe) ごし(goshi) ごや(goya)

Strokes:	12
Radical:	走 (156)
Usage Rating:	897

JLPT:	N3
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	8

Unicode:	08d8a
jis208:	17-59

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越 Usage examples

踏み越える(ふみこえる)	to step over or across, to overcome
罷り越す(まかりこす)	to visit, to call on
差し越える(さしこえる)	to go out of turn, to butt in
差し越す(さしこす)	to go out of turn, to send
越訴(えっそ)	appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
越年草本(えつねんそうほん)	biennial herb
越天楽(えてんらく)	Etenraku (Japanese court music composition)
垣根越しに見る(かきねごしにみる)	to look over the fence
川を越える(かわをこえる)	to cross a river
先を越す(せんをこす)	to take the initiative, to forestall, to beat to the punch
中越紛争(ちゅうえつふんそう)	dispute between China and Vietnam
峠を越える(とうげをこえる)	to cross a pass
法を越える(のりをこえる)	to violate the laws of nature, to overstep the bounds of moderation
反越(はんえつ)	anti-Vietnam
山を越す(やまをこす)	to surmount a difficulty, to go across a mountain
越冬隊(えっとうたい)	wintering party (team)
過越の祭(すぎこしまつり) 過越祭(すぎこしまつり) 過ぎ越しの祭(すぎこしまつり) 過越しの祭(すぎこしまつり)	Passover
お越し(おこし) 御越し(おこし)	coming, going
僭上越権(せんじょうえっけん)	acting ultra vires
喉越しの良い(のどごしのよい) 喉越しのよい(のどごしのよい)	going down smoothly, tasting good going down
度を越した(どをこした)	extravagant, extreme, hyper
一山越す(ひとやまこす)	to go over the hump, to get successfully through the bulk of the work
越光(コシヒカリ)	Koshihikari (variety of rice)
頭越し(あたまごし)	ignoring, bypassing, doing something without consultation
国境越え(こっきょうごえ)	cross-border
檀越(だんおつ)	alms-giver, person who donates to a monk or a temple, dana-pati