Moto 越: Surpass; Cross Over; Move ToKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- エツ、オツ
- Kun'yomi
- こ(す)、-こ(す)、-ご(し)、こ(える)、-ご(え)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 269 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (エツ・オツ)
- 上越じょうえつarea on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
- 越境えっきょうborder transgression
- 越冬えっとうpassing the winter; hibernation
- 卓越たくえつpreeminence; excellence
- 優越ゆうえつsupremacy; predominance
- 優越感ゆうえつかんsuperiority complex; sense of superiority
- 呉越同舟ごえつどうしゅうbitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
- 超越ちょうえつtranscendence; transcendency
- 越権えっけんgoing beyond authority; unauthorized
- 三越さんえつSan'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
- 中越戦争ちゅうえつせんそうSino-Vietnamese War (1979)
- 中越紛争ちゅうえつふんそうdispute between China and Vietnam
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 勝ち越しかちこしhaving more wins than losses
- 越えるこえるto cross over; to cross
- 引っ越しひっこしmoving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
- 持ち越すもちこすto carry over; to carry forward
- 越しごしacross; over
- 乗り越えるのりこえるto climb over; to get over
- 引っ越すひっこすto move (house); to change residence
- 勝ち越すかちこすto have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches)
- 負け越しまけこしmore losses than wins (sport)
- 乗り越しのりこしriding past (one's station)
- 乗り越すのりこすto ride past (one's stop); to overshoot
- 取り越し苦労とりこしぐろうoveranxiety; needless worry
- 寄越すよこすto send; to forward
- 年越しとしこしNew Year's Eve; end of the year
- 窓越しまどごしviewing through a window; passing through a window
- 繰り越しくりこしbalance brought forward; transferred amount (of money)
- 見越すみこすto anticipate; to foresee
- 越すこすto cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
- 追い越しおいこしpassing; overtaking
- 追い越すおいこすto pass (e.g. car); to overtake
- 通り越すとおりこすto go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
- 飛び越えるとびこえるto jump over; to clear
- 飛び越すとびこすto leap over
- お越しおこしcoming; going
- とり越し苦労とりこしぐろうoveranxiety; needless worry
- に越したことはないにこしたことはないit's best to; it's safest to
- のど越しのどごしfeeling of food or drink going down one's throat
- ふすま越しふすまごしthrough a fusuma
- まかり越すまかりこすto go to; to visit
- またお越しくださいませまたおこしくださいませplease come again
- またお越し下さいませまたおこしくださいませplease come again
- めがね越しめがねごし(looking) over the top of one's glasses
- もう一越えもうひとこえa bit lower (price)
- ガラス越しガラスごしthrough glass
- キャパ越えキャパごえexceeding capacity
- 一山越すひとやまこすto go over the hump; to get successfully through the bulk of the work
- 一線を越えるいっせんをこえるto cross the line; to go too far
- 乗り越し料金のりこしりょうきんexcess fare (for going too far)
- 乗り越し精算のりこしせいさんadjusting one's fare for riding past one's destination
Other readings
- 中越ちゅうごしover center field (centre)
- 越後えちごEchigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 乗越しのりこしriding past (one's station)
- 乗越すのりこすto ride past (one's stop); to overshoot
- もう一越もうひとこえa bit lower (price)
- メガネ越しめがねごし(looking) over the top of one's glasses
- 一越縮緬ひとこしちりめんcrepe with fine wrinkles
- 乗越えるのりこえるto climb over; to get over
- 伏越しふせこしinverted siphon; siphon culvert
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